Clothing and laundry · County · Maryland
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kent County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kent County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #635 of 2,210 scored counties
#11 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,944 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,565
- +2.3% since 2020
See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Kent County
The site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Kent County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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
Households in Kent County spend about $16.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,944 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per business, 34% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.5, 29% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kent County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Kent County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #635 of 2,210 scored counties and #11 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Kent County 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 | Kent County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.5 | 21.2 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | +2.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,944 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $80,147 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 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
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,565+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,493
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 277 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $80,147+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,060
- Median home value
- $330,900
- Jobs located here
- 7,746
- Daytime population
- 19,068Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Kent County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Kent County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardClothing, shoes and laundry across Maryland
Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Maryland
| 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 |
Other business types in Kent 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 laundry62
- Clothing and shoe stores63
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Kent County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kent County. 3 of them (21%) 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 Kent County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kent County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.5M a year, or $1,944 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,493 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, MD compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Kent County has 16.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Kent County would have about 19, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Kent County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 19,565 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,493 households. The median household income in Kent County is $80,147 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Kent County scores 62 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #635 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kent County. 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.
How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Kent County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Kent County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Kent County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.