Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · New York
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #203 of 536 scored small-town markets
#12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 93
- 39 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −24.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $102.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,914 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.4
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 124,126
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 93 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 17.4 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area spend about $102.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,914 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area was 25 in 2023, down 24.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,136 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 52 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, the Jamestown-Dunkirk area has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #203 of 536 scored small-town markets and #12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.
How the Jamestown-Dunkirk 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.
| Measure | Jamestown-Dunkirk area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.4 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,136 | 663 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −24.2% | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,914 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,351 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25−24.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 313
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 52Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9339 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 124,126−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 53,393
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,060 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $58,351+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,000
- Median home value
- $127,900
- Jobs located here
- 44,855
- Daytime population
- 120,603Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monticello, NY | 86 | 38 | 12.1 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #8 of 536 |
| 2Amsterdam, NY | 83 | 26 | 13.3 | $1.5M | +1.1% | #17 of 536 |
| 3Auburn, NY | 78 | 37 | 11.7 | $1.7M | −2.3% | #38 of 536 |
| 4Oneonta, NY | 78 | 39 | 16.8 | $1.2M | +3.8% | #42 of 536 |
| 5Batavia, NY | 76 | 32 | 12.9 | $1.6M | +0.2% | #52 of 536 |
| 6Corning, NY | 75 | 49 | 12.5 | $1.6M | −1.6% | #61 of 536 |
| 7Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 75 | 51 | 12.2 | $1.6M | −2.5% | #62 of 536 |
| 8Cortland, NY | 72 | 31 | 16.3 | $1.3M | −1.9% | #84 of 536 |
| 9Olean, NY | 68 | 46 | 14.4 | $1.3M | −2.1% | #110 of 536 |
| 10Gloversville, NY | 68 | 40 | 17.5 | $1.1M | −1.6% | #113 of 536 |
| 12Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 58 | 93 | 17.4 | $1.1M | −2.6% | #203 of 536 |
Other business types in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area
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 laundry58
- Clothing and shoe stores60
- Laundromats70
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area?
The Jamestown-Dunkirk area has 93 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 39 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 24.2% from 2019. Official counts list 52 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $102.2M a year, or $1,914 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,393 households in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Jamestown-Dunkirk area has 17.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Jamestown-Dunkirk area would have about 116, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,136 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Jamestown-Dunkirk area at 124,126 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,393 households. Median household income in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area is $58,351, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk area scores 58 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #203 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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