Clothing and laundry · County · Maryland
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Somerset County, MD
How Somerset County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #469 of 2,210 scored counties
#9 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,659 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 74% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,973
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Somerset County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Somerset County spend about $13.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,659 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $2.8M per business, 3.2 times 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 Somerset County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Somerset County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Somerset County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #469 of 2,210 scored counties and #9 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 21.2 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $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 | +1.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,659 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,943 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 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
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,973+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,348
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $64,943+71.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,802
- Median home value
- $173,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,954
- Daytime population
- 21,976Residents 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 |
Other business types in Somerset 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Somerset County, MD?
There are 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. 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 Somerset County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Somerset County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $13.9M a year, or $1,659 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,348 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, MD compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Somerset County has 6.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.8M, 3.2 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Somerset County would have about 16, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Somerset County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 24,973 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,348 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $64,943, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 71.8%, 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. Somerset County scores 66 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #469 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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