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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chemung County, NY
How Chemung County, NY 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,660 of 2,210 scored counties
#56 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 81
- 47 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −21.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $871K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,415
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Chemung County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,660 of 2,210 scored counties and #56 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Chemung County comes to about $70.6M a year: $2,002 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $871K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.
Chemung County has 81 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 47 of them (58%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 23.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chemung County in 2023, down 21.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,102 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chemung County declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chemung 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 | Chemung County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.0 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $871K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,102 | 663 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −21.9% | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,002 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,716 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 32−21.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 423
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8147 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The 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 Chemung 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 Chemung County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,415−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 35,262
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $63,716+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,374
- Median home value
- $141,100
- Jobs located here
- 31,723
- Daytime population
- 81,216Residents 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 |
| 56Chemung County, NY | 36 | 81 | 23.0 | $871K | −3.9% | #1,660 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Chemung 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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores36
- Laundromats35
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Chemung County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chemung County. 47 of them (58%) 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 21.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chemung County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $70.6M a year, or $2,002 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $871K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,262 households in Chemung County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chemung County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Chemung County has 23.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $871K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Chemung County would have about 80, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,102 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Chemung County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Chemung County at 80,415 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,262 households. The median household income in Chemung County is $63,716 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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. Chemung County scores 36 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,660 of 2,210 scored counties.
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