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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Oldham County, KY
How Oldham 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 92 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #13 of 2,210 scored counties
#1 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $56.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,468 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,986
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Oldham County has a Groundwork market score of 92 (very high): #13 of 2,210 scored counties and #1 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
Households in Oldham County spend about $56.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,468 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per business, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Oldham County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 55% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Oldham County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 5,756 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Oldham County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Oldham 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 | Oldham County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 19.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $891K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,756 | 1,307 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,468 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $122,497 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 92 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $162K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 Oldham 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 Oldham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,986+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,025
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 187 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 370
- Median household income
- $122,497+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $162,241
- Median home value
- $393,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,264
- Daytime population
- 52,951Residents 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 Oldham 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 |
Other business types in Oldham 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 laundry92
- Clothing and shoe stores93
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Oldham County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Oldham County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 51 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Oldham County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $56.8M a year, or $2,468 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,025 households in Oldham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oldham County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Oldham County has 10.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.4M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Oldham County would have about 65, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,756 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Oldham County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Oldham County at 70,986 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,025 households. The median household income in Oldham County is $122,497 a year, 52% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Oldham County scores 92 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (very high), #13 of 2,210 scored counties.
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