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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hopkins County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hopkins County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,628 of 2,210 scored counties
#51 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
39
17 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,599 a household
Spending per listing
$754K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.2
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,127
−0.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,599 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Hopkins County spend about $29.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $754K of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Hopkins County has 39 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 21.2 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Hopkins County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 3,066 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Hopkins County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hopkins County is 37 (lower middle), #1,628 of 2,210 scored counties and #51 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Hopkins County compares

The same measures for Kentucky and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Hopkins County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureHopkins CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.219.823.3
Spending per listing$754K$891K$880K
Households per official establishment3,0661,3071,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.2%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,599$1,761$2,055
Median household income$56,815$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3744

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 6
Employees, 2023
60
Annual payroll, 2023
$861K
One-person businesses, 2023
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3917 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hopkins County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Hopkins County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,127−0.5% since 2020
Households
18,397
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
83
Median household income
$56,815+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,892
Median home value
$142,800
Jobs located here
16,599
Daytime population
43,041Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Hopkins County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY922410.4$2.4M+4.9%#13 of 2,210
2Scott County, KY882310.2$2M+8.2%#37 of 2,210
3Bullitt County, KY85299.1$2.1M+5.0%#70 of 2,210
4Jessamine County, KY842110.5$1.8M+7.8%#85 of 2,210
5Anderson County, KY8166.2$2.9M+5.5%#113 of 2,210
6Meade County, KY7498.2$2.3M+2.2%#256 of 2,210
7Garrard County, KY7257.5$2.2M+7.3%#307 of 2,210
8Allen County, KY7078.7$1.9M+9.5%#373 of 2,210
9Kenton County, KY708913.2$1.5M+3.9%#382 of 2,210
10Trigg County, KY6758.3$2M+3.1%#445 of 2,210
51Hopkins County, KY373921.2$754K−0.5%#1,628 of 2,210

Other business types in Hopkins County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Hopkins County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hopkins County. 17 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hopkins County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $29.4M a year, or $1,599 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $754K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,397 households in Hopkins County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hopkins County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Hopkins County has 21.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $754K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hopkins County would have about 33, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,066 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Hopkins County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Hopkins County at 45,127 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,397 households. The median household income in Hopkins County is $56,815 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Hopkins County scores 37 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,628 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Hopkins County

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