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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Camden County, NJ

How Camden County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,249 of 2,210 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
557
286 chain locations (51%)
Official establishments
238
−15.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$485.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,399 a household
Spending per listing
$872K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.5
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
535,799
+2.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 557 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Camden County. Of those, 286 are chain locations, or 51%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.5, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Camden County comes to about $485.8M a year: $2,399 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $872K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Camden County was 238 in 2023, down 15.3% from 2019. That is one for every 851 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 479 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Camden County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Camden County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Camden County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,249 of 2,210 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Camden 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Camden County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureCamden CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.527.123.3
Spending per listing$872K$983K$880K
Households per official establishment8517341,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.3%−12.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,399$2,665$2,055
Median household income$88,755$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score4753

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
281 → 238−15.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,516
Annual payroll, 2023
$80.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
479Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
557286 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
552The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Camden 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 Camden County

Population, 2025 estimate
535,799+2.4% since 2020
Households
202,540
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
221 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,382
Median household income
$88,755+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,917
Median home value
$287,100
Jobs located here
214,960
Daytime population
483,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Camden County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Salem County, NJ88197.6$2.9M+2.3%#32 of 2,210
2Warren County, NJ885512.1$2M+3.2%#35 of 2,210
3Sussex County, NJ846411.1$2.5M+2.9%#77 of 2,210
4Hunterdon County, NJ6911522.6$1.4M+2.3%#405 of 2,210
5Burlington County, NJ6834519.5$1.4M+4.3%#435 of 2,210
6Gloucester County, NJ6521218.8$1.4M+3.3%#531 of 2,210
7Somerset County, NJ6130423.2$1.3M+3.5%#664 of 2,210
8Ocean County, NJ5851521.1$1.1M+5.6%#783 of 2,210
9Middlesex County, NJ5772423.5$1.2M+2.6%#820 of 2,210
10Mercer County, NJ5534023.6$1.1M+3.3%#914 of 2,210
15Camden County, NJ4755727.5$872K+2.4%#1,249 of 2,210

Other business types in Camden County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Camden County, NJ?

Camden County has 557 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 286 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 238 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 15.3% from 2019. Official counts list 479 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Camden County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $485.8M a year, or $2,399 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 557 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $872K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 202,540 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Camden County, NJ compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Camden County has 27.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $872K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Camden County would have about 552, against 557 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 851 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Camden County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Camden County at 535,799 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,540 households. Median household income in Camden County is $88,755, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Camden County scores 47 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,249 of 2,210 scored counties.

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