Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Kentucky
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Richmond-Berea, KY area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Richmond-Berea, KY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #129 of 536 scored small-town markets
#2 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 75
- 21 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $83.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,691 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,806
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Richmond-Berea area comes to about $83.8M a year: $1,691 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 27% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 75 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Richmond-Berea area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.1, 35% below 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 the Richmond-Berea area was 24 in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,065 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 92 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $413K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Richmond-Berea area.
Population estimates show the Richmond-Berea area grew 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Richmond-Berea area is 66 (upper middle), #129 of 536 scored small-town markets and #2 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Richmond-Berea area 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 | Richmond-Berea area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 19.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $891K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,065 | 1,307 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | −15.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,691 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,368 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 276
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 92Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7521 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $413K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Richmond-Berea area, 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 the Richmond-Berea area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,806+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,560
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,008 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $60,368
- Average household income
- $78,113
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 41,726
- Daytime population
- 114,674Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Richmond-Berea area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frankfort, KY | 70 | 47 | 14.5 | $1.2M | +3.1% | #98 of 536 |
| 2Richmond-Berea, KY | 66 | 75 | 15.1 | $1.1M | +7.0% | #129 of 536 |
| 3Henderson, KY | 58 | 29 | 12.4 | $1.3M | −0.9% | #200 of 536 |
| 4Danville, KY | 55 | 32 | 14.7 | $1.1M | +3.6% | #228 of 536 |
| 5Mayfield, KY | 55 | 26 | 18.4 | $882K | +1.4% | #231 of 536 |
| 6Franklin, KY | 54 | 18 | 22.4 | $749K | +5.9% | #241 of 536 |
| 7Campbellsville, KY | 51 | 23 | 15.7 | $1M | +3.4% | #257 of 536 |
| 8Madisonville, KY | 41 | 39 | 21.2 | $754K | −0.5% | #351 of 536 |
| 9Somerset, KY | 40 | 56 | 21.4 | $745K | +3.5% | #365 of 536 |
| 10Corbin, KY | 39 | 98 | 17.3 | $875K | +0.1% | #370 of 536 |
Other business types in the Richmond-Berea area
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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores68
- Laundromats81
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Richmond-Berea, KY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 75 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Richmond-Berea area. 21 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. Official counts list 92 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Richmond-Berea, KY area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $83.8M a year, or $1,691 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,560 households in the Richmond-Berea area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Richmond-Berea, KY area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Richmond-Berea area has 15.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Richmond-Berea area would have about 95, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,065 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Richmond-Berea, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Richmond-Berea area at 131,806 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,560 households. The median household income in the Richmond-Berea area is $60,368 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Richmond-Berea area scores 66 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #129 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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