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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Aroostook County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Aroostook County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #403 of 2,210 scored counties
#9 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 38
- 9 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 70% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,609
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Aroostook County. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Aroostook County spend about $57M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,904 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per business, 70% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Aroostook County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 5,986 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Aroostook County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Aroostook County is 69 (upper middle), #403 of 2,210 scored counties and #9 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Aroostook County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Aroostook County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 18.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.2M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,986 | 1,318 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,904 | $2,189 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $56,700 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $319K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 389 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 Aroostook 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 Aroostook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,609−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 29,932
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 6,671 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $56,700+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,175
- Median home value
- $149,700
- Jobs located here
- 24,240
- Daytime population
- 64,574Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Maine, with Aroostook County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oxford County, ME | 85 | 15 | 6.2 | $3.2M | +4.2% | #64 of 2,210 |
| 2Androscoggin County, ME | 85 | 46 | 9.8 | $2.1M | +4.8% | #71 of 2,210 |
| 3Sagadahoc County, ME | 82 | 20 | 12.2 | $1.9M | +3.4% | #106 of 2,210 |
| 4Somerset County, ME | 80 | 21 | 9.0 | $2.1M | +2.3% | #131 of 2,210 |
| 5Waldo County, ME | 79 | 17 | 9.7 | $2.1M | +2.6% | #152 of 2,210 |
| 6Kennebec County, ME | 78 | 66 | 12.2 | $1.7M | +3.5% | #174 of 2,210 |
| 7Piscataquis County, ME | 72 | 11 | 13.1 | $1.5M | +3.5% | #323 of 2,210 |
| 8Washington County, ME | 70 | 14 | 9.9 | $1.9M | +0.8% | #370 of 2,210 |
| 9Aroostook County, ME | 69 | 38 | 12.7 | $1.5M | −0.7% | #403 of 2,210 |
| 10Penobscot County, ME | 68 | 107 | 16.4 | $1.3M | +3.8% | #438 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Aroostook 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 laundry69
- Clothing and shoe stores72
- Laundromats20
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Aroostook County, ME?
Aroostook County has 38 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Aroostook County, ME spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $57M a year, or $1,904 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,932 households in Aroostook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aroostook County, ME compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Aroostook County has 12.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.5M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Aroostook County would have about 65, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,986 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Aroostook County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Aroostook County at 66,609 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,932 households. Median household income in Aroostook County is $56,700, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Aroostook County scores 69 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #403 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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