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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gloucester County, NJ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gloucester County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #531 of 2,210 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
212
107 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
109
−5.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$294M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,613 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
58% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.8
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
312,638
+3.3% 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

At $2,613 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Gloucester County spend about $294M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 212 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 58% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 212 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Gloucester County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.8, 19% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 109 businesses with payroll in Gloucester County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,033 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 243 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $75K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Gloucester County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gloucester County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gloucester County is 65 (upper middle), #531 of 2,210 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Gloucester 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 Gloucester County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureGloucester CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.827.123.3
Spending per listing$1.4M$983K$880K
Households per official establishment1,0337341,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.2%−12.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,613$2,665$2,055
Median household income$105,115$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score6553

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
115 → 109−5.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,739
Annual payroll, 2023
$31.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
243Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
212107 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
334The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$75K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
312,638+3.3% since 2020
Households
112,545
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
322 sq. mi.
People per square mile
953
Median household income
$105,115+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,489
Median home value
$310,400
Jobs located here
124,021
Daytime population
272,887Residents 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 Gloucester 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

Other business types in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County, NJ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 212 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gloucester County. 107 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 109 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 5.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 243 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $294M a year, or $2,613 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 212 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 112,545 households in Gloucester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gloucester County has 18.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Gloucester County would have about 334, against 212 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,033 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Gloucester County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Gloucester County at 312,638 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,545 households. The median household income in Gloucester County is $105,115 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Gloucester County scores 65 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #531 of 2,210 scored counties.

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