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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bergen County, NJ
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bergen County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,421 of 2,210 scored counties
#17 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 1,315
- 442 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 643
- −12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $794K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.0
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 977,026
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,315 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bergen County. 442 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.0, 59% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Bergen County comes to about $1B a year: $2,939 per household, 43% above the U.S. average. That works out to $794K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 643 businesses with payroll in Bergen County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 552 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 1,255 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Bergen County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bergen County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Bergen County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,421 of 2,210 scored counties and #17 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Bergen County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Bergen County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.0 | 27.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $794K | $983K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 552 | 734 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.9% | −12.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,939 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $124,884 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 738 → 643−12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,557
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $210.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,255Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,315442 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,186The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 24
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Bergen 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 Bergen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 977,026+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 355,127
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,134
- Median household income
- $124,884+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $171,275
- Median home value
- $623,000
- Jobs located here
- 465,824
- Daytime population
- 953,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| 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 |
| 17Bergen County, NJ | 42 | 1,315 | 37.0 | $794K | +2.4% | #1,421 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Bergen 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners31
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Bergen County, NJ?
Bergen County has 1,315 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 442 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 643 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019. Official counts list 1,255 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bergen County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1B a year, or $2,939 per household. That is 43% above the U.S. average (an index of 143, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,315 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $794K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 355,127 households in Bergen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bergen County, NJ compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Bergen County has 37.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $794K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Bergen County would have about 1,186, against 1,315 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 552 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Bergen County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Bergen County at 977,026 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,127 households. Median household income in Bergen County is $124,884, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Bergen County scores 42 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,421 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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