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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hudson County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hudson County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,102 of 2,210 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 757
- 232 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 350
- −12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $770.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,573 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.3
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 735,033
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Hudson County comes to about $770.9M a year: $2,573 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per business, 16% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Hudson County has 757 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 232 are chain locations, or 31%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 25.3 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 350 businesses with payroll in Hudson County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 856 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 622 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hudson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hudson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Hudson County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,102 of 2,210 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Hudson 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 | Hudson County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.3 | 27.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $983K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 856 | 734 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.9% | −12.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,573 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $91,795 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 402 → 350−12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,403
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $136.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 622Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 757232 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 876The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hudson 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 Hudson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 735,033+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 299,682
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 31%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 46 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15,549
- Median household income
- $91,795+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,835
- Median home value
- $539,700
- Jobs located here
- 293,100
- Daytime population
- 659,569Residents 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 |
| 12Hudson County, NJ | 51 | 757 | 25.3 | $1M | +1.8% | #1,102 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Hudson 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 laundry51
- Clothing and shoe stores62
- Laundromats33
- Dry cleaners47
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Hudson County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 757 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hudson County. 232 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 350 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 622 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hudson County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $770.9M a year, or $2,573 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 757 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 299,682 households in Hudson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hudson County, NJ compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Hudson County has 25.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hudson County would have about 876, against 757 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 856 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 Hudson County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Hudson County at 735,033 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,682 households. The median household income in Hudson County is $91,795 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Hudson County scores 51 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,102 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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