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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Warren County, KY
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Warren County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,600 of 2,210 scored counties
#49 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 137
- 68 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- −17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $98M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $715K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.6
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 149,375
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 137 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Warren County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.6, 6% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Warren County comes to about $98M a year: $1,762 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $715K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 66 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 843 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 89 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Warren County is 38 (lower middle), #1,600 of 2,210 scored counties and #49 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Warren 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 | Warren County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.6 | 19.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $715K | $891K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 843 | 1,307 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.5% | −15.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,762 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,794 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 80 → 66−17.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 718
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 89Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13768 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 111The 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 Warren 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 Warren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 149,375+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 55,643
- Median age
- 35.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 260
- Median household income
- $65,794+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,648
- Median home value
- $258,000
- Jobs located here
- 68,446
- Daytime population
- 150,532Residents 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 |
| 49Warren County, KY | 38 | 137 | 24.6 | $715K | +10.6% | #1,600 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Warren 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores38
- Laundromats59
- Dry cleaners46
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Warren County, KY?
There are 137 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. 68 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 17.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 89 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Warren County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $98M a year, or $1,762 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $715K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,643 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warren County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Warren County has 24.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $715K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Warren County would have about 111, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 843 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Warren County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Warren County at 149,375 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,643 households. Median household income in Warren County is $65,794, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Warren County scores 38 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,600 of 2,210 scored counties.
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