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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Niagara County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,447 of 2,210 scored counties
#50 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
189
110 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
112
−10.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$192.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,097 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.6
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,912
−1.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 189 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Niagara County. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 20.6 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Niagara County comes to about $192.6M a year: $2,097 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 189 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1M per business, 16% 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 Niagara County was 112 in 2023, down 10.4% from 2019. That is one for every 820 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 105 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Niagara County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Niagara County is 41 (lower middle), #1,447 of 2,210 scored counties and #50 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Niagara 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 Niagara County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureNiagara CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.631.723.3
Spending per listing$1M$772K$880K
Households per official establishment8206631,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.4%−15.4%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,097$2,448$2,055
Median household income$69,633$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4127

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
125 → 112−10.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,486
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
105Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
189110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
219The 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 Niagara 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 Niagara County

Population, 2025 estimate
208,912−1.5% since 2020
Households
91,884
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
522 sq. mi.
People per square mile
403
Median household income
$69,633+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,157
Median home value
$189,800
Jobs located here
68,715
Daytime population
179,319Residents 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 Niagara 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
50Niagara County, NY4118920.6$1M−1.5%#1,447 of 2,210

Other business types in Niagara County

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Questions

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

Niagara County has 189 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 110 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 10.4% from 2019. Another 105 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $192.6M a year, or $2,097 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 189 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 91,884 households in Niagara County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Niagara County has 20.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Niagara County would have about 219, against 189 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 820 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Niagara County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Niagara County at 208,912 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,884 households. Median household income in Niagara County is $69,633, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Niagara County scores 41 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,447 of 2,210 scored counties.

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