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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County, KY
How Jefferson County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,593 of 2,210 scored counties
#48 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 770
- 338 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 317
- −14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $615.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $800K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,222
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 770 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County. Of those, 338 are chain locations, or 44%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 23.2 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Jefferson County comes to about $615.8M a year: $1,857 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $800K of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 317 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,046 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 559 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $230K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jefferson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jefferson County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,593 of 2,210 scored counties and #48 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.2 | 19.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $800K | $891K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,046 | 1,307 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.6% | −15.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,857 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,866 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 371 → 317−14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,952
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $83.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 559Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 770338 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 700The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $230K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,222+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 331,554
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,056
- Median household income
- $69,866+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,869
- Median home value
- $248,400
- Jobs located here
- 503,996
- Daytime population
- 914,843Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Jefferson County marked.
Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 92 | 24 | 10.4 | $2.4M | +4.9% | #13 of 2,210 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 88 | 23 | 10.2 | $2M | +8.2% | #37 of 2,210 |
| 3Bullitt County, KY | 85 | 29 | 9.1 | $2.1M | +5.0% | #70 of 2,210 |
| 4Jessamine County, KY | 84 | 21 | 10.5 | $1.8M | +7.8% | #85 of 2,210 |
| 5Anderson County, KY | 81 | 6 | 6.2 | $2.9M | +5.5% | #113 of 2,210 |
| 6Meade County, KY | 74 | 9 | 8.2 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #256 of 2,210 |
| 7Garrard County, KY | 72 | 5 | 7.5 | $2.2M | +7.3% | #307 of 2,210 |
| 8Allen County, KY | 70 | 7 | 8.7 | $1.9M | +9.5% | #373 of 2,210 |
| 9Kenton County, KY | 70 | 89 | 13.2 | $1.5M | +3.9% | #382 of 2,210 |
| 10Trigg County, KY | 67 | 5 | 8.3 | $2M | +3.1% | #445 of 2,210 |
| 48Jefferson County, KY | 38 | 770 | 23.2 | $800K | +1.6% | #1,593 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Jefferson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores40
- Laundromats52
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Jefferson County, KY?
There are 770 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 338 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 317 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 14.6% from 2019. Another 559 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Jefferson County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $615.8M a year, or $1,857 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 770 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $800K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 331,554 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Jefferson County has 23.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $800K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 700, against 770 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,046 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 795,222 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 331,554 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $69,866, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 38 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,593 of 2,210 scored counties.
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