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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Spencer County, KY

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Spencer County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,112 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
5.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
82% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,998
+7.7% 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

At $2,112 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Spencer County spend about $15.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 5.8 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Spencer County as of September 2026. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 82% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Spencer County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Spencer County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, Spencer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Spencer 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Spencer County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureSpencer CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.119.823.3
Spending per listing$5.1M$891K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3071,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.2%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,112$1,761$2,055
Median household income$102,618$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

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
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Spencer 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 Spencer County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,998+7.7% since 2020
Households
7,308
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
88%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
187 sq. mi.
People per square mile
108
Median household income
$102,618+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,525
Median home value
$330,000
Jobs located here
2,108
Daytime population
12,250Residents 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 counties in Kentucky for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Spencer County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY922410.4$2.4M+4.9%#13 of 2,210
2Scott County, KY882310.2$2M+8.2%#37 of 2,210
3Bullitt County, KY85299.1$2.1M+5.0%#70 of 2,210
4Jessamine County, KY842110.5$1.8M+7.8%#85 of 2,210
5Anderson County, KY8166.2$2.9M+5.5%#113 of 2,210
6Meade County, KY7498.2$2.3M+2.2%#256 of 2,210
7Garrard County, KY7257.5$2.2M+7.3%#307 of 2,210
8Allen County, KY7078.7$1.9M+9.5%#373 of 2,210
9Kenton County, KY708913.2$1.5M+3.9%#382 of 2,210
10Trigg County, KY6758.3$2M+3.1%#445 of 2,210
Spencer County, KYNot scored34.1$5.1M+7.7%

Other business types in Spencer County

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

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Spencer County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Spencer County. 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 Spencer County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Spencer County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $15.4M a year, or $2,112 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,308 households in Spencer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Spencer County has 4.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 82% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $5.1M, 5.8 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Spencer County would have about 18, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Spencer County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Spencer County at 20,998 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,308 households. The median household income in Spencer County is $102,618 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.0% 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. Spencer County has no market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Spencer County

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