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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sussex County, NJ

How Sussex 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 84 out of 100: High

Ranked #77 of 2,210 scored counties
#3 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
64
7 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
23
−30.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$158.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,743 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
2.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
148,063
+2.9% 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

For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Sussex County has a Groundwork market score of 84 (high): #77 of 2,210 scored counties and #3 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.

At $2,743 per household (33% above the U.S. average), households in Sussex County spend about $158.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 64 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $2.5M per business, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 64 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Sussex County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Sussex County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 30.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,512 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Sussex County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sussex 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 Sussex County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureSussex CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.127.123.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$983K$880K
Households per official establishment2,5127341,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−30.3%−12.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,743$2,665$2,055
Median household income$116,186$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score8453

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 23−30.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
214
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
117Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
647 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 Sussex 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 Sussex County

Population, 2025 estimate
148,063+2.9% since 2020
Households
57,767
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
281
Median household income
$116,186+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$144,531
Median home value
$369,400
Jobs located here
36,880
Daytime population
105,437Residents 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 Sussex 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 Sussex County

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

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 64 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sussex County. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 30.3% from 2019. Official counts list 117 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $158.4M a year, or $2,743 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,767 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sussex County has 11.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.5M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Sussex County would have about 180, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,512 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 30.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Sussex County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Sussex County at 148,063 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,767 households. The median household income in Sussex County is $116,186 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Sussex County scores 84 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #77 of 2,210 scored counties.

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