Market rankings · Maryland
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Maryland
Markets across Maryland ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 5,010
- 2,329 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 2,401
- −15.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.4B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- 9% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #16 of 51
- Market score 60 · Upper middle
A site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings around any address in Maryland by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5,010 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Maryland. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 21.2 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Maryland spend about $5.4B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,283 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5,010 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 22% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Maryland was 2,401 in 2023, down 15.3% from 2019. That is one for every 984 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 64 SBA-backed loans worth $18.2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Maryland.
Among the 50 states and DC, Maryland ranks #16 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Maryland, the Lexington Park metro area scores highest (87). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Maryland, the Cambridge area scores highest (78).
Every market in Maryland for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maryland, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lexington Park, MD | 87 | 83 | 10.9 | $2.3M | +2.1% | #8 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 68 | 4,896 | 20.6 | $1.2M | +3.3% | #65 of 387 |
| 2Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 68 | 197 | 16.7 | $1.1M | +7.1% | #67 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 58 | 5,890 | 23.9 | $1M | +1.4% | #140 of 387 |
| 3Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 56 | 2,422 | 21.6 | $1M | +0.4% | #157 of 387 |
| 4Salisbury, MD | 39 | 132 | 27.0 | $685K | +2.9% | #277 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cambridge, MD | 78 | 14 | 10.3 | $1.7M | +3.4% | #39 of 536 |
| 2Easton, MD | 50 | 54 | 32.9 | $636K | +2.0% | #274 of 536 |
| 3Cumberland, MD-WV | 43 | 68 | 17.7 | $940K | −1.3% | #326 of 536 |
| 4Ocean Pines, MD | 36 | 131 | 54.3 | $373K | +3.7% | #409 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cecil County, MD | 87 | 40 | 9.9 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #50 of 2,210 |
| 2St. Mary’s County, MD | 85 | 50 | 11.8 | $2.1M | +2.4% | #72 of 2,210 |
| 3Calvert County, MD | 84 | 33 | 9.9 | $2.6M | +1.7% | #76 of 2,210 |
| 4Carroll County, MD | 77 | 68 | 10.6 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #182 of 2,210 |
| 5Frederick County, MD | 75 | 182 | 17.4 | $1.4M | +11.0% | #247 of 2,210 |
| 6Caroline County, MD | 72 | 10 | 8.0 | $2.2M | +2.5% | #306 of 2,210 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 70 | 161 | 15.8 | $1.5M | +2.0% | #383 of 2,210 |
| 8Dorchester County, MD | 68 | 14 | 10.3 | $1.7M | +3.4% | #427 of 2,210 |
| 9Somerset County, MD | 66 | 5 | 6.0 | $2.8M | +1.7% | #469 of 2,210 |
| 10Charles County, MD | 63 | 123 | 20.2 | $1.2M | +5.9% | #602 of 2,210 |
| 11Kent County, MD | 62 | 14 | 16.5 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #635 of 2,210 |
| 12Howard County, MD | 60 | 248 | 20.5 | $1.3M | +1.9% | #710 of 2,210 |
| 13Montgomery County, MD | 56 | 813 | 20.9 | $1.3M | +1.3% | #861 of 2,210 |
| 14Garrett County, MD | 53 | 21 | 16.7 | $1.1M | −1.5% | #1,009 of 2,210 |
| 15Prince George’s County, MD | 47 | 757 | 21.8 | $1M | +0.5% | #1,238 of 2,210 |
| 16Anne Arundel County, MD | 45 | 611 | 27.2 | $919K | +1.7% | #1,315 of 2,210 |
| 17Talbot County, MD | 44 | 54 | 32.9 | $636K | +2.0% | #1,359 of 2,210 |
| 18Baltimore County, MD | 43 | 714 | 21.5 | $995K | −0.7% | #1,372 of 2,210 |
| 19Queen Anne’s County, MD | 42 | 77 | 38.7 | $612K | +8.8% | #1,430 of 2,210 |
| 20Wicomico County, MD | 36 | 127 | 31.4 | $603K | +3.2% | #1,679 of 2,210 |
| 21Washington County, MD | 35 | 153 | 25.6 | $751K | +2.0% | #1,697 of 2,210 |
| 22Baltimore city, MD | 34 | 543 | 21.2 | $846K | −2.3% | #1,724 of 2,210 |
| 23Worcester County, MD | 31 | 131 | 54.3 | $373K | +3.7% | #1,836 of 2,210 |
| 24Allegany County, MD | 26 | 61 | 22.3 | $734K | −1.6% | #1,944 of 2,210 |
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Maryland?
Maryland has 5,010 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2,329 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 2,401 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 15.3% from 2019. Another 5,183 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Maryland spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $5.4B a year, or $2,283 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,010 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,362,928 households in Maryland and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maryland compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Maryland has 21.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Maryland would have about 6,127, against 5,010 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 984 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Maryland has the highest market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Maryland, the Lexington Park metro area scores highest, at 87 (high). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Maryland, the Cambridge area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 24 scored counties in Maryland, Cecil County scores highest, at 87 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Maryland scores 60 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #16 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maryland. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Clothing and shoe stores3,499 listings
- Laundromats309 listings
- Dry cleaners330 listings
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