Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Maryland
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Cambridge, MD area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Cambridge, MD area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #39 of 536 scored small-town markets
#1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland
- Listings
- 14
- 6 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,756 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 93% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,628
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Cambridge area is 78 (high), #39 of 536 scored small-town markets and #1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Cambridge area. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,756 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Cambridge area spend about $23.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 93% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Cambridge area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show the Cambridge area grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Cambridge area compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Cambridge area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 21.2 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 984 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,756 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,839 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 146 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 the Cambridge area, 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 the Cambridge area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,628+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,546
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 541 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $61,839+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,771
- Median home value
- $262,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,352
- Daytime population
- 29,247Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Maryland
| 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 |
Other business types in the Cambridge area
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 laundry78
- Clothing and shoe stores79
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Cambridge, MD area?
The Cambridge area has 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Cambridge area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cambridge, MD area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $23.8M a year, or $1,756 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,546 households in the Cambridge area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cambridge, MD area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Cambridge area has 10.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Cambridge area would have about 27, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is the Cambridge, MD area growing?
Population estimates put the Cambridge area at 33,628 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,546 households. Median household income in the Cambridge area is $61,839, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Cambridge area scores 78 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #39 of 536 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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