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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Queen Anne’s County, MD

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Queen Anne’s County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,430 of 2,210 scored counties
#19 of 24 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
77
49 chain locations (64%)
Official establishments
36
−21.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$47.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,366 a household
Spending per listing
$612K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.7
66% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,448
+8.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Queen Anne’s County. Chain locations make up 64% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 38.7 for every 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Queen Anne’s County spend about $47.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,366 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $612K per business, 31% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Queen Anne’s County was 36 in 2023, down 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 553 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Queen Anne’s County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Queen Anne’s County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,430 of 2,210 scored counties and #19 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.

How Queen Anne’s 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Queen Anne’s County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureQueen Anne’s CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.721.223.3
Spending per listing$612K$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment5539841,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−21.7%−15.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.8%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,366$2,283$2,055
Median household income$112,826$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score4260

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 36−21.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
426
Annual payroll, 2023
$9M
One-person businesses, 2023
43Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7749 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
54The 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 Queen Anne’s 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 Queen Anne’s County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,448+8.8% since 2020
Households
19,907
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
372 sq. mi.
People per square mile
139
Median household income
$112,826+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$141,291
Median home value
$462,700
Jobs located here
15,070
Daytime population
42,764Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Queen Anne’s County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cecil County, MD87409.9$2.1M+3.2%#50 of 2,210
2St. Mary’s County, MD855011.8$2.1M+2.4%#72 of 2,210
3Calvert County, MD84339.9$2.6M+1.7%#76 of 2,210
4Carroll County, MD776810.6$2.3M+2.2%#182 of 2,210
5Frederick County, MD7518217.4$1.4M+11.0%#247 of 2,210
6Caroline County, MD72108.0$2.2M+2.5%#306 of 2,210
7Harford County, MD7016115.8$1.5M+2.0%#383 of 2,210
8Dorchester County, MD681410.3$1.7M+3.4%#427 of 2,210
9Somerset County, MD6656.0$2.8M+1.7%#469 of 2,210
10Charles County, MD6312320.2$1.2M+5.9%#602 of 2,210
19Queen Anne’s County, MD427738.7$612K+8.8%#1,430 of 2,210

Other business types in Queen Anne’s County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Queen Anne’s County, MD?

There are 77 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Queen Anne’s County as of September 2026. 49 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 21.7% from 2019. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Queen Anne’s County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $47.1M a year, or $2,366 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $612K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,907 households in Queen Anne’s County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Queen Anne’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Queen Anne’s County has 38.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $612K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Queen Anne’s County would have about 54, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 553 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Queen Anne’s County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Queen Anne’s County at 54,448 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,907 households. Median household income in Queen Anne’s County is $112,826, 40% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. Queen Anne’s County scores 42 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,430 of 2,210 scored counties.

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