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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hancock County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hancock County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,176 of 2,210 scored counties
#16 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 66
- 9 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,132 a household
- Spending per listing
- $826K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,171
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hancock County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 14%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 25.8 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $2,132 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $54.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 66 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $826K per business, 6% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Hancock County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,112 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hancock County.
Population estimates show Hancock County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hancock County is 49 (lower middle), #1,176 of 2,210 scored counties and #16 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 18.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $826K | $1.2M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,112 | 1,318 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −14.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,132 | $2,189 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,744 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 83 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 230.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 669 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,171+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,572
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $72,744+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,123
- Median home value
- $310,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,140
- Daytime population
- 54,670Residents 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 Hancock 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 |
| 16Hancock County, ME | 49 | 66 | 25.8 | $826K | +3.0% | #1,176 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Hancock 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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Hancock County, ME?
There are 66 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. 9 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 30 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hancock County, ME spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $54.5M a year, or $2,132 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $826K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,572 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, ME compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Hancock County has 25.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $826K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hancock County would have about 62, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,112 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 57,171 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,572 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $72,744, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Hancock County scores 49 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,176 of 2,210 scored counties.
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