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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hunterdon County, NJ
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hunterdon County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #405 of 2,210 scored counties
#4 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 115
- 33 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −45.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $158.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $3,108 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,781
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hunterdon County spend about $158.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $3,108 per household, 51% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per business, 56% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 115 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Hunterdon County as of September 2026. 33 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 22.6 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hunterdon County was 32 in 2023, down 45.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,589 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 101 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Hunterdon County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hunterdon County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #405 of 2,210 scored counties and #4 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hunterdon 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 | Hunterdon County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 27.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $983K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,589 | 734 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −45.8% | −12.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $3,108 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $141,715 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 59 → 32−45.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 364
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 101Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11533 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 180The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,781+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 50,860
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 304
- Median household income
- $141,715+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $185,175
- Median home value
- $517,200
- Jobs located here
- 48,352
- Daytime population
- 111,173Residents 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 |
Other business types in Hunterdon 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 laundry69
- Clothing and shoe stores75
- Laundromats85
- Dry cleaners57
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Hunterdon County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 115 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hunterdon County. 33 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 45.8% from 2019. Official counts list 101 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hunterdon County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $158.1M a year, or $3,108 per household. That is 51% above the U.S. average (an index of 151, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,860 households in Hunterdon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hunterdon County, NJ compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Hunterdon County has 22.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hunterdon County would have about 180, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,589 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 45.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Hunterdon County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Hunterdon County at 131,781 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,860 households. The median household income in Hunterdon County is $141,715 a year, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Hunterdon County scores 69 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #405 of 2,210 scored counties.
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