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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ontario County, NY
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ontario County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,703 of 2,210 scored counties
#57 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 152
- 103 chain locations (68%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- −16.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $110M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,277 a household
- Spending per listing
- $724K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.5
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,130
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Ontario County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,703 of 2,210 scored counties and #57 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 152 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ontario County. 103 of them (68%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 31.5 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Ontario County comes to about $110M a year: $2,277 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 152 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $724K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ontario County was 79 in 2023, down 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 612 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $600K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ontario County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ontario County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ontario 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 | Ontario County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.5 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $724K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 612 | 663 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.0% | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,277 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $82,324 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 94 → 79−16.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,181
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $600K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ontario 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 Ontario County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,130+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 48,311
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $82,324+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,042
- Median home value
- $222,900
- Jobs located here
- 52,273
- Daytime population
- 111,555Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 57Ontario County, NY | 35 | 152 | 31.5 | $724K | +0.6% | #1,703 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Ontario 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores33
- Laundromats52
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Ontario County, NY?
There are 152 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Ontario County as of September 2026. 103 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 16.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ontario County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $110M a year, or $2,277 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 152 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $724K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,311 households in Ontario County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ontario County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Ontario County has 31.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $724K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Ontario County would have about 125, against 152 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 612 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Ontario County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Ontario County at 113,130 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,311 households. Median household income in Ontario County is $82,324, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Ontario County scores 35 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,703 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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