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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Gloversville, NY area

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Gloversville, NY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #113 of 536 scored small-town markets
#10 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
40
5 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$45.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,004 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.5
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,216
−1.6% 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 40 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Gloversville area. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.5, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Gloversville area comes to about $45.8M a year: $2,004 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 30% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Gloversville area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 3,811 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Gloversville area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Gloversville area is 68 (upper middle), #113 of 536 scored small-town markets and #10 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Gloversville area 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 Gloversville, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureGloversville areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.531.723.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$772K$880K
Households per official establishment3,8116631,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.4%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,004$2,448$2,055
Median household income$66,533$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6827

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$309K
One-person businesses, 2023
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
405 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The 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 the Gloversville area, 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 the Gloversville area

Population, 2025 estimate
52,216−1.6% since 2020
Households
22,866
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$66,533+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,340
Median home value
$163,100
Jobs located here
16,231
Daytime population
46,527Residents 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 small-town markets in New York for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with the Gloversville area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monticello, NY863812.1$1.8M+2.7%#8 of 536
2Amsterdam, NY832613.3$1.5M+1.1%#17 of 536
3Auburn, NY783711.7$1.7M−2.3%#38 of 536
4Oneonta, NY783916.8$1.2M+3.8%#42 of 536
5Batavia, NY763212.9$1.6M+0.2%#52 of 536
6Corning, NY754912.5$1.6M−1.6%#61 of 536
7Massena-Ogdensburg, NY755112.2$1.6M−2.5%#62 of 536
8Cortland, NY723116.3$1.3M−1.9%#84 of 536
9Olean, NY684614.4$1.3M−2.1%#110 of 536
10Gloversville, NY684017.5$1.1M−1.6%#113 of 536

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Gloversville, NY area?

There are 40 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Gloversville area as of September 2026. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Gloversville, NY area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $45.8M a year, or $2,004 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,866 households in the Gloversville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Gloversville area has 17.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Gloversville area would have about 52, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,811 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is the Gloversville, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Gloversville area at 52,216 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,866 households. Median household income in the Gloversville area is $66,533, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Gloversville area scores 68 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #113 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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