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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Johnson County, KY
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Johnson County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,066 of 2,210 scored counties
#68 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 15
- 8 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,491 a household
- Spending per listing
- $899K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.6
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,051
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Johnson County is 20 (low), #2,066 of 2,210 scored counties and #68 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Johnson County. 8 of them (53%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 16.6 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Johnson County spend about $13.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,491 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $899K per business, 2% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Johnson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Johnson County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Johnson 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 | Johnson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.6 | 19.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $899K | $891K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,307 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,491 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $44,904 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 158 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,051−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 9,040
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 262 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $44,904+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $61,524
- Median home value
- $120,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,685
- Daytime population
- 20,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 68Johnson County, KY | 20 | 15 | 16.6 | $899K | −2.6% | #2,066 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Johnson 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 laundry20
- Clothing and shoe stores21
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Johnson County, KY?
There are 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. 8 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Johnson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Johnson County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $13.5M a year, or $1,491 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $899K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,040 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnson County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Johnson County has 16.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $899K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $880K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending.
How fast is Johnson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Johnson County at 22,051 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,040 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $44,904, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Johnson County scores 20 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,066 of 2,210 scored counties.
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