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

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Hudson, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #213 of 536 scored small-town markets
#13 of 14 scored small-town markets based 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Hudson area comes to about $63.7M a year: $2,392 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

The Hudson area has 60 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.5, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the Hudson area 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 also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Hudson area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Hudson area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #213 of 536 scored small-town markets and #13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.

How the Hudson 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 Hudson, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureHudson areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.531.723.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$772K$880K
Households per official establishment1,5666631,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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 score5727

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Hudson 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 Hudson area

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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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 Hudson 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
13Hudson, NY576022.5$1.1M−2.1%#213 of 536

Other business types in the Hudson area

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Hudson area. 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. Another 35 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Hudson, NY area 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 the Hudson area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Hudson area 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 U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Hudson area 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 the Hudson, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Hudson area at 60,168 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,627 households. The median household income in the Hudson area is $81,528 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. 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 Hudson area scores 57 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #213 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in the Hudson area

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