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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Mercer County, NJ

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Mercer County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #914 of 2,210 scored counties
#10 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
340
157 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
189
−12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$380.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,638 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
399,289
+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

As of September 2026, map listings count 340 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Mercer County. Of those, 157 are chain locations, or 46%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 23.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Mercer County spend about $380.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,638 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 27% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Mercer County was 189 in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 763 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 294 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $872K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Mercer County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mercer County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Mercer County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #914 of 2,210 scored counties and #10 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Mercer 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 Mercer County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureMercer CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.627.123.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$983K$880K
Households per official establishment7637341,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.5%−12.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,638$2,665$2,055
Median household income$100,645$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score5553

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
216 → 189−12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,425
Annual payroll, 2023
$52.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
294Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
340157 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
432The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$872K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
399,289+3.3% since 2020
Households
144,114
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
225 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,719
Median household income
$100,645+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$142,372
Median home value
$377,700
Jobs located here
262,034
Daytime population
469,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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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

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Questions

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

Mercer County has 340 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 157 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 189 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. Another 294 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $380.1M a year, or $2,638 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 340 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,114 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mercer County has 23.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Mercer County would have about 432, against 340 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 763 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Mercer County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Mercer County at 399,289 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,114 households. Median household income in Mercer County is $100,645, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. Mercer County scores 55 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #914 of 2,210 scored counties.

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