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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Taylor County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Taylor County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,656 of 2,210 scored counties
#52 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 18
- 8 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,619 a household
- Spending per listing
- $923K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,763
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Taylor County spend about $16.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,619 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $923K per business, 5% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Taylor County has 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 44%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 17.5 per 10,000 households, 25% 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 Taylor County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,026 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Taylor County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Taylor County is 36 (lower middle), #1,656 of 2,210 scored counties and #52 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Taylor 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 | Taylor County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 19.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $923K | $891K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,026 | 1,307 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,619 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,456 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 188 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Taylor 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 Taylor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,763+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,260
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 266 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $60,456+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,281
- Median home value
- $174,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,136
- Daytime population
- 27,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 52Taylor County, KY | 36 | 18 | 17.5 | $923K | +2.9% | #1,656 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Taylor 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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores33
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Taylor County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Taylor County. 8 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Taylor County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.6M a year, or $1,619 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $923K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,260 households in Taylor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Taylor County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Taylor County has 17.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $923K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Taylor County would have about 19, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,026 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Taylor County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Taylor County at 26,763 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,260 households. The median household income in Taylor County is $60,456 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. 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. Taylor County scores 36 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,656 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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