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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cayuga County, NY
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cayuga County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #314 of 2,210 scored counties
#17 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 37
- 11 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $64.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,051 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 98% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,365
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,051 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Cayuga County spend about $64.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.7M per business, 98% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Cayuga County has 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Cayuga County in 2023. That is one for every 5,254 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Cayuga County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cayuga County is 72 (upper middle), #314 of 2,210 scored counties and #17 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cayuga County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Cayuga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,254 | 663 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,051 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $67,904 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3711 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The 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 Cayuga 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 Cayuga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,365−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,524
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,583
- Median home value
- $171,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,171
- Daytime population
- 65,706Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wayne County, NY | 83 | 30 | 7.8 | $2.7M | +0.1% | #91 of 2,210 |
| 2Madison County, NY | 81 | 22 | 8.4 | $2.6M | −1.2% | #115 of 2,210 |
| 3Schoharie County, NY | 80 | 11 | 8.6 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #128 of 2,210 |
| 4Sullivan County, NY | 80 | 38 | 12.1 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #137 of 2,210 |
| 5Oswego County, NY | 79 | 35 | 7.4 | $2.8M | +1.0% | #150 of 2,210 |
| 6Schenectady County, NY | 79 | 84 | 12.6 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #157 of 2,210 |
| 7Livingston County, NY | 78 | 26 | 10.6 | $2M | −0.2% | #171 of 2,210 |
| 8Greene County, NY | 78 | 22 | 11.8 | $1.9M | −1.1% | #172 of 2,210 |
| 9Rensselaer County, NY | 76 | 76 | 11.4 | $2M | −0.2% | #209 of 2,210 |
| 10Yates County, NY | 75 | 8 | 8.4 | $2.5M | −0.8% | #224 of 2,210 |
| 17Cayuga County, NY | 72 | 37 | 11.7 | $1.7M | −2.3% | #314 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Cayuga 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 laundry72
- Clothing and shoe stores72
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Cayuga County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cayuga County. 11 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cayuga County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $64.6M a year, or $2,051 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,524 households in Cayuga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cayuga County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Cayuga County has 11.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 98% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Cayuga County would have about 73, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,254 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Cayuga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Cayuga County at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in Cayuga County is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Cayuga County scores 72 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #314 of 2,210 scored counties.
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