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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Burlington County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Burlington County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #435 of 2,210 scored counties
#5 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 345
- 153 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 150
- −17.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $476M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,686 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 481,439
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 345 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Burlington County. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 19.5 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Burlington County spend about $476M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,686 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 57% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 150 businesses with payroll in Burlington County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 17.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,181 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 386 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Burlington County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Burlington County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Burlington County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #435 of 2,210 scored counties and #5 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Burlington 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 | Burlington County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 27.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $983K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,181 | 734 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.1% | −12.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,686 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $108,111 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 181 → 150−17.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,697
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 386Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 345153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 541The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Burlington 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 Burlington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 481,439+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 177,222
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 585
- Median household income
- $108,111+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,695
- Median home value
- $354,000
- Jobs located here
- 218,405
- Daytime population
- 443,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Burlington County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Burlington 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 laundry68
- Clothing and shoe stores74
- Laundromats83
- Dry cleaners60
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Burlington County, NJ?
There are 345 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Burlington County as of September 2026. 153 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 150 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 17.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 386 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Burlington County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $476M a year, or $2,686 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 345 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 177,222 households in Burlington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Burlington County, NJ compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Burlington County has 19.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Burlington County would have about 541, against 345 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,181 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Burlington County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Burlington County at 481,439 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,222 households. Median household income in Burlington County is $108,111, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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. Burlington County scores 68 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #435 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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