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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County, NY
How Jefferson County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,453 of 2,210 scored counties
#51 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 99
- 52 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- −18.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $96.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,023 a household
- Spending per listing
- $973K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,540
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 99 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County. Of those, 52 are chain locations, or 53%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.8, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Jefferson County spend about $96.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,023 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 99 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $973K per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 18.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,190 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 57 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Jefferson County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,453 of 2,210 scored counties and #51 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $973K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,190 | 663 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.4% | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,023 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,301 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 40−18.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 462
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9952 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 109The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,540−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 47,606
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $66,301+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,210
- Median home value
- $188,200
- Jobs located here
- 34,253
- Daytime population
- 112,470Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Jefferson County marked.
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 |
| 51Jefferson County, NY | 41 | 99 | 20.8 | $973K | −3.9% | #1,453 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores46
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners51
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Jefferson County, NY?
Jefferson County has 99 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 52 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 18.4% from 2019. Official counts list 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $96.3M a year, or $2,023 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $973K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,606 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Jefferson County has 20.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $973K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 109, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,190 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 111,540 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 47,606 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $66,301, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Jefferson County scores 41 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,453 of 2,210 scored counties.
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