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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cumberland County, ME

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,117 of 2,210 scored counties
#15 of 16 scored counties in Maine

Listings
361
161 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
173
−14.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$330.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,499 a household
Spending per listing
$915K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.3
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
317,222
+4.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 361 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cumberland County. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 27.3 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Cumberland County spend about $330.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,499 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $915K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 173 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Cumberland County in 2023, down 14.4% from 2019. That is one for every 764 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 177 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Cumberland County.

Population estimates put the population change in Cumberland County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,117 of 2,210 scored counties and #15 of 16 scored counties in Maine.

How Cumberland 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Cumberland County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.318.123.3
Spending per listing$915K$1.2M$880K
Households per official establishment7641,3181,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.4%−14.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.5%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,499$2,189$2,055
Median household income$95,677$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score5183

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
202 → 173−14.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,863
Annual payroll, 2023
$46.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
177Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
361161 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
375The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County

Population, 2025 estimate
317,222+4.5% since 2020
Households
132,168
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
836 sq. mi.
People per square mile
369
Median household income
$95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,060
Median home value
$451,200
Jobs located here
199,197
Daytime population
355,731Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Maine, with Cumberland County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oxford County, ME85156.2$3.2M+4.2%#64 of 2,210
2Androscoggin County, ME85469.8$2.1M+4.8%#71 of 2,210
3Sagadahoc County, ME822012.2$1.9M+3.4%#106 of 2,210
4Somerset County, ME80219.0$2.1M+2.3%#131 of 2,210
5Waldo County, ME79179.7$2.1M+2.6%#152 of 2,210
6Kennebec County, ME786612.2$1.7M+3.5%#174 of 2,210
7Piscataquis County, ME721113.1$1.5M+3.5%#323 of 2,210
8Washington County, ME70149.9$1.9M+0.8%#370 of 2,210
9Aroostook County, ME693812.7$1.5M−0.7%#403 of 2,210
10Penobscot County, ME6810716.4$1.3M+3.8%#438 of 2,210
15Cumberland County, ME5136127.3$915K+4.5%#1,117 of 2,210

Other business types in Cumberland County

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 Cumberland County, ME?

There are 361 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. 161 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 173 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 14.4% from 2019. Official counts list 177 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cumberland County, ME spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $330.2M a year, or $2,499 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 361 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $915K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cumberland County has 27.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $915K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 375, against 361 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 764 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cumberland County scores 51 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,117 of 2,210 scored counties.

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