Market rankings · New Jersey
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in New Jersey
Every metro area, small-town market and county in New Jersey, ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 9,508
- 3,552 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 4,780
- −12.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $9.3B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.1
- 16% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $983K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #26 of 51
- Market score 53 · Upper middle
A site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
New Jersey has 9,508 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 27.1 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in New Jersey comes to about $9.3B a year: $2,665 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 9,508 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $983K per business, 12% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 4,780 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in New Jersey in 2023, down 12.3% from 2019. That is one for every 734 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 141 SBA-backed loans worth $48.9M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #26 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores highest (81). Among 21 scored counties, Salem County scores highest (88).
Every market in New Jersey for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 81 | 585 | 17.2 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #17 of 387 |
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 62 | 340 | 23.6 | $1.1M | +3.3% | #113 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 58 | 5,890 | 23.9 | $1M | +1.4% | #140 of 387 |
| 2Vineland, NJ | 49 | 130 | 24.2 | $862K | +2.2% | #209 of 387 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 35 | 26,016 | 35.2 | $750K | +0.6% | #294 of 387 |
| 3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 28 | 601 | 38.9 | $594K | +0.8% | #331 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Salem County, NJ | 88 | 19 | 7.6 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #32 of 2,210 |
| 2Warren County, NJ | 88 | 55 | 12.1 | $2M | +3.2% | #35 of 2,210 |
| 3Sussex County, NJ | 84 | 64 | 11.1 | $2.5M | +2.9% | #77 of 2,210 |
| 4Hunterdon County, NJ | 69 | 115 | 22.6 | $1.4M | +2.3% | #405 of 2,210 |
| 5Burlington County, NJ | 68 | 345 | 19.5 | $1.4M | +4.3% | #435 of 2,210 |
| 6Gloucester County, NJ | 65 | 212 | 18.8 | $1.4M | +3.3% | #531 of 2,210 |
| 7Somerset County, NJ | 61 | 304 | 23.2 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #664 of 2,210 |
| 8Ocean County, NJ | 58 | 515 | 21.1 | $1.1M | +5.6% | #783 of 2,210 |
| 9Middlesex County, NJ | 57 | 724 | 23.5 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #820 of 2,210 |
| 10Mercer County, NJ | 55 | 340 | 23.6 | $1.1M | +3.3% | #914 of 2,210 |
| 11Morris County, NJ | 53 | 588 | 30.4 | $1M | +3.2% | #1,019 of 2,210 |
| 12Hudson County, NJ | 51 | 757 | 25.3 | $1M | +1.8% | #1,102 of 2,210 |
| 13Essex County, NJ | 51 | 800 | 25.0 | $980K | +4.2% | #1,108 of 2,210 |
| 14Union County, NJ | 48 | 623 | 30.6 | $880K | +5.0% | #1,207 of 2,210 |
| 15Camden County, NJ | 47 | 557 | 27.5 | $872K | +2.4% | #1,249 of 2,210 |
| 16Cumberland County, NJ | 47 | 130 | 24.2 | $862K | +2.2% | #1,250 of 2,210 |
| 17Bergen County, NJ | 42 | 1,315 | 37.0 | $794K | +2.4% | #1,421 of 2,210 |
| 18Monmouth County, NJ | 41 | 872 | 34.6 | $847K | +1.4% | #1,462 of 2,210 |
| 19Passaic County, NJ | 39 | 572 | 32.0 | $762K | +1.6% | #1,557 of 2,210 |
| 20Atlantic County, NJ | 35 | 365 | 33.3 | $677K | +1.6% | #1,708 of 2,210 |
| 21Cape May County, NJ | 24 | 236 | 52.6 | $466K | −1.7% | #2,005 of 2,210 |
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in New Jersey?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9,508 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in New Jersey. 3,552 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4,780 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 12.3% from 2019. Another 8,740 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $9.3B a year, or $2,665 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9,508 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $983K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
New Jersey has 27.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $983K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, New Jersey would have about 10,621, against 9,508 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 734 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Salem County scores highest, at 88 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. New Jersey scores 53 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #26 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Related business types in New Jersey
- Clothing and shoe stores6,136 listings
- Laundromats949 listings
- Dry cleaners665 listings
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