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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clinton County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clinton County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #950 of 2,210 scored counties
#35 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 62
- 28 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −37.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,089 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,138
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Clinton County comes to about $70.1M a year: $2,089 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 62 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Clinton County has 62 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 18.5 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 37.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,864 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Clinton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clinton County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clinton County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #950 of 2,210 scored counties and #35 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Clinton 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 | Clinton County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,864 | 663 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −37.9% | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,089 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,224 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 18−37.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 257
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6228 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
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,138−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,556
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,038 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $71,224+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,254
- Median home value
- $180,600
- Jobs located here
- 30,059
- Daytime population
- 74,633Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Clinton County marked.
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 |
| 35Clinton County, NY | 54 | 62 | 18.5 | $1.1M | −2.0% | #950 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Clinton County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clinton County. 28 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 37.9% from 2019. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clinton County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $70.1M a year, or $2,089 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,556 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Clinton County has 18.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Clinton County would have about 80, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,864 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 37.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 78,138 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,556 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $71,224 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. Clinton County scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #950 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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