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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Worcester County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Worcester County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,836 of 2,210 scored counties
#23 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 131
- 55 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- −13.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $48.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,025 a household
- Spending per listing
- $373K
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.3
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,459
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Worcester County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,836 of 2,210 scored counties and #23 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Worcester County spend about $48.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,025 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $373K of household spending for each business on map listings, 58% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 131 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Worcester County as of September 2026. 55 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 54.3 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Worcester County in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 326 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Worcester County. Population estimates put the population change in Worcester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Worcester 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 | Worcester County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.3 | 21.2 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $373K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 326 | 984 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.9% | −15.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,025 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,745 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86 → 74−13.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 609
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13155 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Worcester 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 Worcester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,459+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,136
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $81,745+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,610
- Median home value
- $374,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,476
- Daytime population
- 52,245Residents 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 |
| 23Worcester County, MD | 31 | 131 | 54.3 | $373K | +3.7% | #1,836 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Worcester 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 laundry31
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Worcester County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 131 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Worcester County. 55 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. Official counts list 51 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Worcester County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $48.9M a year, or $2,025 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $373K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,136 households in Worcester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Worcester County, MD compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Worcester County has 54.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $373K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Worcester County would have about 56, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 326 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Worcester County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Worcester County at 54,459 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,136 households. The median household income in Worcester County is $81,745 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Worcester County scores 31 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,836 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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