Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · New York
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Plattsburgh, NY area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Plattsburgh, NY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #179 of 536 scored small-town markets
#11 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 62
- 28 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −37.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,089 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,138
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Plattsburgh area. 28 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 18.5 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in the Plattsburgh area spend about $70.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,089 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Plattsburgh area in 2023, down 37.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,864 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Plattsburgh area.
Population estimates show the Plattsburgh area declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Plattsburgh area is 60 (upper middle), #179 of 536 scored small-town markets and #11 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.
How the Plattsburgh 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 | Plattsburgh area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,864 | 663 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −37.9% | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,089 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,224 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18−37.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 257
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6228 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Plattsburgh 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 Plattsburgh area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,138−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,556
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,038 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $71,224+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,254
- Median home value
- $180,600
- Jobs located here
- 30,059
- Daytime population
- 74,633Residents 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 |
| 11Plattsburgh, NY | 60 | 62 | 18.5 | $1.1M | −2.0% | #179 of 536 |
Other business types in the Plattsburgh 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 laundry60
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Plattsburgh, NY area?
The Plattsburgh area has 62 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 37.9% from 2019. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Plattsburgh, NY area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $70.1M a year, or $2,089 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,556 households in the Plattsburgh area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Plattsburgh, NY area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Plattsburgh area has 18.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Plattsburgh area would have about 80, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,864 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 37.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Plattsburgh, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Plattsburgh area at 78,138 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,556 households. Median household income in the Plattsburgh area is $71,224, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. 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 Plattsburgh area scores 60 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #179 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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