Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Nebraska
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Lexington, NE area
How the Lexington, NE area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #161 of 536 scored small-town markets
#2 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska
- Listings
- 19
- 5 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,884 a household
- Spending per listing
- $990K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.0
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,255
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Lexington area. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 19.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in the Lexington area spend about $18.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,884 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $990K per business, 12% above 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 the Lexington area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lexington area grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lexington area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #161 of 536 scored small-town markets and #2 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska.
How the Lexington area compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Lexington area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.0 | 21.2 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $990K | $941K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,140 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,884 | $1,999 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $70,652 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 54 |
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
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 195 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 the Lexington 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 Lexington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,255+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,981
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,472 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $70,652+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,728
- Median home value
- $169,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,857
- Daytime population
- 25,770Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Lexington area marked.
Top small-town markets in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hastings, NE | 75 | 24 | 14.1 | $1.3M | −0.2% | #67 of 536 |
| 2Lexington, NE | 62 | 19 | 19.0 | $990K | +1.1% | #161 of 536 |
| 3Fremont, NE | 57 | 37 | 24.4 | $767K | +2.6% | #221 of 536 |
| 4Columbus, NE | 46 | 47 | 27.1 | $700K | +3.8% | #312 of 536 |
| 5Kearney, NE | 44 | 60 | 26.3 | $740K | +1.9% | #323 of 536 |
| 6Scottsbluff, NE | 41 | 40 | 26.0 | $685K | −1.2% | #356 of 536 |
| 7Norfolk, NE | 40 | 53 | 27.0 | $687K | +1.1% | #366 of 536 |
| 8Beatrice, NE | 38 | 26 | 27.9 | $655K | +0.2% | #380 of 536 |
| 9North Platte, NE | 24 | 47 | 30.9 | $582K | −3.6% | #478 of 536 |
Other business types in the Lexington 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 laundry62
- Clothing and shoe stores62
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Lexington, NE area?
The Lexington area has 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations. 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 the Lexington area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lexington, NE area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $18.8M a year, or $1,884 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $990K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,981 households in the Lexington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lexington, NE area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Lexington area has 19.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $990K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Lexington area would have about 21, against 19 on map listings.
How fast is the Lexington, NE area growing?
Population estimates put the Lexington area at 26,255 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,981 households. Median household income in the Lexington area is $70,652, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. 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 Lexington area scores 62 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #161 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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