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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Montgomery County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Montgomery County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #861 of 2,210 scored counties
#13 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 813
- 399 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 434
- −15.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,615 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.9
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 813 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Montgomery County. Of those, 399 are chain locations, or 49%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 20.9 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Montgomery County spend about $1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,615 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 42% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 434 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 15.9% from 2019. That is one for every 897 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 784 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $897K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Montgomery County.
Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #861 of 2,210 scored counties and #13 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.9 | 21.2 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 897 | 984 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.9% | −15.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,615 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 516 → 434−15.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,092
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $153.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 784Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 813399 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,156The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $897K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13Montgomery County, MD | 56 | 813 | 20.9 | $1.3M | +1.3% | #861 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 laundry56
- Clothing and shoe stores61
- Laundromats74
- Dry cleaners41
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Montgomery County, MD?
There are 813 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. 399 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 434 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 15.9% from 2019. Official counts list 784 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1B a year, or $2,615 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 813 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Montgomery County has 20.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 1,156, against 813 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 897 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 56 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #861 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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