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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in McCracken County, KY
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in McCracken County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,151 of 2,210 scored counties
#75 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 123
- 56 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $401K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.6
- 91% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,553
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in McCracken County is 16 (low), #2,151 of 2,210 scored counties and #75 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in McCracken County spend about $49.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,787 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 123 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $401K per business, 54% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 123 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in McCracken County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.6, 91% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in McCracken County was 54 in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 511 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McCracken County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McCracken 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 | McCracken County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.6 | 19.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $401K | $891K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 511 | 1,307 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −15.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,787 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,373 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 54−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 645
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12356 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 McCracken 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 McCracken County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,553−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,601
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 249 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 272
- Median household income
- $64,373+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,079
- Median home value
- $188,100
- Jobs located here
- 39,473
- Daytime population
- 78,455Residents 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 McCracken 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 |
| 75McCracken County, KY | 16 | 123 | 44.6 | $401K | −0.5% | #2,151 of 2,210 |
Other business types in McCracken 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 laundry16
- Clothing and shoe stores16
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in McCracken County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 123 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in McCracken County. 56 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McCracken County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $49.3M a year, or $1,787 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $401K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,601 households in McCracken County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McCracken County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
McCracken County has 44.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $401K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, McCracken County would have about 56, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 511 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is McCracken County, KY growing?
Population estimates put McCracken County at 67,553 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,601 households. The median household income in McCracken County is $64,373 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. McCracken County scores 16 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,151 of 2,210 scored counties.
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