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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Delaware County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Delaware County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #376 of 2,210 scored counties
#20 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
23
3 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$39M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,033 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
93% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.0
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,305
+0.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Delaware County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.0, 48% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Delaware County comes to about $39M a year: $2,033 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.7M per business, 93% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Delaware County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delaware County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Delaware County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #376 of 2,210 scored counties and #20 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Delaware 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 Delaware County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.031.723.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$772K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a6631,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.4%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,033$2,448$2,055
Median household income$63,337$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7027

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
233 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,305+0.2% since 2020
Households
19,203
Median age
48.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,443 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$63,337+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,568
Median home value
$183,100
Jobs located here
14,965
Daytime population
42,128Residents 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 Delaware 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
20Delaware County, NY702312.0$1.7M+0.2%#376 of 2,210

Other business types in Delaware County

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

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Questions

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

There are 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Delaware County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $39M a year, or $2,033 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,203 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delaware County has 12.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Delaware County would have about 44, against 23 on map listings.

How fast is Delaware County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 44,305 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,203 households. Median household income in Delaware County is $63,337, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.8%, 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. Delaware County scores 70 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #376 of 2,210 scored counties.

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