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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Columbia County, NY
How Columbia 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,054 of 2,210 scored counties
#40 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 60
- 7 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $63.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,392 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.5
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,168
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Columbia County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 12%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 22.5 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Columbia County comes to about $63.7M a year: $2,392 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 60 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 21% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,566 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Columbia County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Columbia County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,054 of 2,210 scored counties and #40 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.5 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,566 | 663 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,392 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,528 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 607 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,168−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,627
- Median age
- 49.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 635 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $81,528+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,394
- Median home value
- $347,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,215
- Daytime population
- 54,169Residents 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 |
| 40Columbia County, NY | 52 | 60 | 22.5 | $1.1M | −2.1% | #1,054 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 laundry52
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats45
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Columbia County, NY?
There are 60 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Columbia County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $63.7M a year, or $2,392 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,627 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Columbia County has 22.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Columbia County would have about 72, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,566 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 60,168 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,627 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $81,528, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 52 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,054 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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