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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Seneca County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Seneca County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,061 of 2,210 scored counties
#61 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 63
- 50 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −24.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $437K
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.3
- 99% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,883
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Seneca County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #2,061 of 2,210 scored counties and #61 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,026 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Seneca County spend about $27.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $437K of household spending for each business on map listings, 50% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Seneca County has 63 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 79% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.3, 99% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in Seneca County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 24.1% from 2019. That is one for every 309 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Seneca County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Seneca 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 | Seneca County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.3 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $437K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 309 | 663 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −24.1% | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,026 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,089 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 44−24.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 499
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6350 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Seneca 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 Seneca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,883−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 13,606
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $68,089+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,874
- Median home value
- $155,400
- Jobs located here
- 11,145
- Daytime population
- 30,768Residents 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 |
| 61Seneca County, NY | 21 | 63 | 46.3 | $437K | −1.7% | #2,061 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Seneca 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 laundry21
- Clothing and shoe stores20
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Seneca County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Seneca County. 50 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 24.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Seneca County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $27.6M a year, or $2,026 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $437K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,606 households in Seneca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Seneca County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Seneca County has 46.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $437K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Seneca County would have about 31, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 309 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Seneca County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Seneca County at 32,883 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,606 households. The median household income in Seneca County is $68,089 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Seneca County scores 21 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,061 of 2,210 scored counties.
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