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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chenango County, NY

How Chenango 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 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #225 of 2,210 scored counties
#11 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
16
3 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,953 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
2.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
66% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,715
−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

At $1,953 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Chenango County spend about $38.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Chenango County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 66% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Chenango County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 6,630 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chenango County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chenango County is 75 (high), #225 of 2,210 scored counties and #11 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Chenango 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Chenango County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureChenango CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.031.723.3
Spending per listing$2.4M$772K$880K
Households per official establishment6,6306631,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.4%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,953$2,448$2,055
Median household income$62,948$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7527

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$144K
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The 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 Chenango 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 Chenango County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,715−2.9% since 2020
Households
19,890
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
893 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$62,948+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,321
Median home value
$137,900
Jobs located here
17,111
Daytime population
43,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Chenango County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wayne County, NY83307.8$2.7M+0.1%#91 of 2,210
2Madison County, NY81228.4$2.6M−1.2%#115 of 2,210
3Schoharie County, NY80118.6$2.5M+1.4%#128 of 2,210
4Sullivan County, NY803812.1$1.8M+2.7%#137 of 2,210
5Oswego County, NY79357.4$2.8M+1.0%#150 of 2,210
6Schenectady County, NY798412.6$1.8M+3.0%#157 of 2,210
7Livingston County, NY782610.6$2M−0.2%#171 of 2,210
8Greene County, NY782211.8$1.9M−1.1%#172 of 2,210
9Rensselaer County, NY767611.4$2M−0.2%#209 of 2,210
10Yates County, NY7588.4$2.5M−0.8%#224 of 2,210
11Chenango County, NY75168.0$2.4M−2.9%#225 of 2,210

Other business types in Chenango County

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

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Chenango County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chenango County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Chenango County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $38.8M a year, or $1,953 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,890 households in Chenango County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chenango County has 8.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.4M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Chenango County would have about 44, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,630 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Chenango County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Chenango County at 45,715 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,890 households. The median household income in Chenango County is $62,948 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Chenango County scores 75 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #225 of 2,210 scored counties.

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