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Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Kentucky

Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Somerset, KY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Somerset, KY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #365 of 536 scored small-town markets
#9 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky

Listings
56
21 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
20
−28.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$41.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,592 a household
Spending per listing
$745K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.4
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,384
+3.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Somerset area comes to about $41.7M a year: $1,592 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $745K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

The Somerset area has 56 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 21.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% 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 Somerset area was 20 in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Somerset area grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Somerset area is 40 (lower middle), #365 of 536 scored small-town markets and #9 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.

How the Somerset 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Somerset, KY area compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureSomerset areaKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.419.823.3
Spending per listing$745K$891K$880K
Households per official establishment1,3111,3071,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−28.6%−15.2%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,592$1,761$2,055
Median household income$51,898$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4044

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20−28.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
217
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
43Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5621 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The 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 the Somerset 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 Somerset area

Population, 2025 estimate
67,384+3.5% since 2020
Households
26,210
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
658 sq. mi.
People per square mile
100
Median household income
$51,898+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,241
Median home value
$166,900
Jobs located here
25,101
Daytime population
66,566Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Somerset area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kentucky

Small-town markets in Kentucky ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Frankfort, KY704714.5$1.2M+3.1%#98 of 536
2Richmond-Berea, KY667515.1$1.1M+7.0%#129 of 536
3Henderson, KY582912.4$1.3M−0.9%#200 of 536
4Danville, KY553214.7$1.1M+3.6%#228 of 536
5Mayfield, KY552618.4$882K+1.4%#231 of 536
6Franklin, KY541822.4$749K+5.9%#241 of 536
7Campbellsville, KY512315.7$1M+3.4%#257 of 536
8Madisonville, KY413921.2$754K−0.5%#351 of 536
9Somerset, KY405621.4$745K+3.5%#365 of 536
10Corbin, KY399817.3$875K+0.1%#370 of 536

Other business types in the Somerset area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Somerset, KY area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Somerset area. 21 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Somerset, KY area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $41.7M a year, or $1,592 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $745K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,210 households in the Somerset area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Somerset, KY area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

The Somerset area has 21.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $745K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Somerset area would have about 47, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Somerset, KY area growing?

Population estimates put the Somerset area at 67,384 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,210 households. The median household income in the Somerset area is $51,898 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.8% 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. 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 Somerset area scores 40 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #365 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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