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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Westchester County, NY
How Westchester 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,237 of 2,210 scored counties
#46 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 1,065
- 391 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 594
- −18.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.6
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,015,743
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,065 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Westchester County. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 28.6 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $2,920 per household (42% above the U.S. average), households in Westchester County spend about $1.1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 594 businesses with payroll in Westchester County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 18.3% from 2019. That is one for every 628 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 660 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $6.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Westchester County.
Population estimates show Westchester County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Westchester County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,237 of 2,210 scored counties and #46 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Westchester 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 | Westchester County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.6 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 628 | 663 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.3% | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,920 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $118,976 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 727 → 594−18.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,854
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $153.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 660Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,065391 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,237The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $6.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Westchester 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 Westchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,015,743+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 372,883
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,320
- Median household income
- $118,976+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $192,098
- Median home value
- $663,200
- Jobs located here
- 396,544
- Daytime population
- 959,992Residents 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 |
| 46Westchester County, NY | 47 | 1,065 | 28.6 | $1M | +1.4% | #1,237 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Westchester 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 laundry47
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats46
- Dry cleaners32
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Westchester County, NY?
There are 1,065 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Westchester County as of September 2026. 391 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 594 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 18.3% from 2019. Official counts list 660 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Westchester County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.1B a year, or $2,920 per household. That is 42% above the U.S. average (an index of 142, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,065 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 372,883 households in Westchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Westchester County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Westchester County has 28.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above 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, Westchester County would have about 1,237, against 1,065 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 628 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Westchester County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Westchester County at 1,015,743 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 372,883 households. Median household income in Westchester County is $118,976, 47% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Westchester County scores 47 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,237 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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