Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Maryland
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #67 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland
- Listings
- 197
- 120 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 103
- −14.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $224.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,896 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 315,280
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,896 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area spend about $224.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 197 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 29% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 197 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 120 are chain locations, or 61%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,147 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 150 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #67 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro 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 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 21.2 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,147 | 984 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.5% | −15.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,896 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,802 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 103−14.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,289
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 150Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 197120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 255The 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 315,280+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 118,181
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,008 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 300
- Median household income
- $78,802+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,922
- Median home value
- $278,100
- Jobs located here
- 107,689
- Daytime population
- 269,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Maryland for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Maryland (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Maryland
| 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 |
Other business types in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro 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 laundry68
- Clothing and shoe stores68
- Laundromats33
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 197 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area. 120 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 150 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $224.1M a year, or $1,896 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 197 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 118,181 households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area has 16.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area would have about 255, against 197 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,147 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area at 315,280 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,181 households. The median household income in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area is $78,802 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores 68 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #67 of 387 scored metro areas.
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