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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Yates County, NY

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Yates County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #224 of 2,210 scored counties
#10 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,148 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
2.9 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
64% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,547
−0.8% 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

Households in Yates County spend about $20.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,148 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $2.5M per business, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Yates County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Yates County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Yates County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Yates County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #224 of 2,210 scored counties and #10 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Yates 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 Yates County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureYates CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.431.723.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$772K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a6631,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.4%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,148$2,448$2,055
Median household income$69,701$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7527

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Yates 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 Yates County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,547−0.8% since 2020
Households
9,490
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
338 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$69,701+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,191
Median home value
$184,700
Jobs located here
6,810
Daytime population
22,769Residents 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 Yates 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

Other business types in Yates County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Yates County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Yates County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $20.4M a year, or $2,148 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,490 households in Yates County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Yates County has 8.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.5M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Yates County would have about 23, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Yates County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Yates County at 24,547 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,490 households. The median household income in Yates County is $69,701 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Yates County scores 75 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #224 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Yates County

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