Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Massachusetts
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Nantucket, MA area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Nantucket, MA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #411 of 536 scored small-town markets
#3 of 3 scored small-town markets based in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 111
- 17 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $3,188 a household
- Spending per listing
- $151K
- 83% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 211.3
- 9.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,758
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Nantucket area is 36 (lower middle), #411 of 536 scored small-town markets and #3 of 3 scored small-town markets based in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 111 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Nantucket area. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 15%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 211.3, 9.1 times the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Nantucket area comes to about $16.7M a year: $3,188 per household, 55% above the U.S. average. That is about $151K of household spending for each business on map listings, 83% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in the Nantucket area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, up 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 131 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $85K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Nantucket area. Population estimates show the Nantucket area grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Nantucket area compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Nantucket area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 211.3 | 25.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $151K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 131 | 916 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.6% | −12.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $3,188 | $2,675 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $139,688 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40+2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 131
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11117 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
- 1
- Amount
- $85K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Nantucket area, 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 the Nantucket area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,758+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,252
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 46 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 314
- Median household income
- $139,688
- Average household income
- $205,560
- Median home value
- $1,593,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,570
- Daytime population
- 13,667Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Massachusetts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with the Nantucket area marked.
Top small-town markets in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greenfield, MA | 81 | 27 | 8.6 | $2.5M | −0.3% | #22 of 536 |
| 2Vineyard Haven, MA | 36 | 103 | 135.8 | $210K | +3.1% | #410 of 536 |
| 3Nantucket, MA | 36 | 111 | 211.3 | $151K | +3.6% | #411 of 536 |
Other business types in the Nantucket area
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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores36
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Nantucket, MA area?
There are 111 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Nantucket area as of September 2026. 17 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Nantucket, MA area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.7M a year, or $3,188 per household. That is 55% above the U.S. average (an index of 155, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $151K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,252 households in the Nantucket area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Nantucket, MA area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Nantucket area has 211.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 9.1 times the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $151K, 83% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Nantucket area would have about 19, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 131 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Nantucket, MA area growing?
Population estimates put the Nantucket area at 14,758 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,252 households. Median household income in the Nantucket area is $139,688, 73% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Nantucket area scores 36 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #411 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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