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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cortland County, NY
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cortland County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #540 of 2,210 scored counties
#30 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 31
- 8 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,053 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,850
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cortland County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 26%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.3, 30% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $2,053 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Cortland County spend about $39M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 31 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.3M per business, 43% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Cortland County in 2023. That is one for every 4,750 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Cortland County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Cortland County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #540 of 2,210 scored counties and #30 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cortland 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 | Cortland County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,750 | 663 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,053 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $70,418 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 318 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 Cortland 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 Cortland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,850−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,999
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,337
- Median home value
- $162,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,001
- Daytime population
- 43,892Residents 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 |
| 30Cortland County, NY | 65 | 31 | 16.3 | $1.3M | −1.9% | #540 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Cortland 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 laundry65
- Clothing and shoe stores69
- Laundromats30
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Cortland County, NY?
Cortland County has 31 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cortland County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $39M a year, or $2,053 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 31 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,999 households in Cortland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cortland County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Cortland County has 16.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Cortland County would have about 44, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,750 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Cortland County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Cortland County at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in Cortland County is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Cortland County scores 65 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #540 of 2,210 scored counties.
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