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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Currituck County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Currituck County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #318 of 2,210 scored counties
#11 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,121 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
90% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.7
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,158
+16.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Currituck County. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Currituck County spend about $25.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,121 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.7M per business, 90% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Currituck County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 987 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Currituck County grew 16.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Currituck County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #318 of 2,210 scored counties and #11 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Currituck County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Currituck County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureCurrituck CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.721.023.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$904K$880K
Households per official establishment9871,0531,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.7%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,121$1,894$2,055
Median household income$93,511$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score7250

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 12
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
154 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 Currituck 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 Currituck County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,158+16.7% since 2020
Households
11,845
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
262 sq. mi.
People per square mile
117
Median household income
$93,511+33.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,114
Median home value
$378,800
Jobs located here
7,011
Daytime population
23,934Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Currituck County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chatham County, NC913510.6$2.1M+11.0%#15 of 2,210
2Lincoln County, NC844010.9$1.8M+13.2%#83 of 2,210
3Franklin County, NC83258.8$2.1M+18.8%#96 of 2,210
4Union County, NC8210912.9$1.8M+11.7%#108 of 2,210
5Hoke County, NC80147.3$2.4M+9.0%#129 of 2,210
6Harnett County, NC805010.0$1.8M+12.3%#140 of 2,210
7Pender County, NC802811.1$1.7M+19.0%#141 of 2,210
8Orange County, NC808715.2$1.5M+6.1%#148 of 2,210
9Granville County, NC77229.8$1.9M+2.1%#185 of 2,210
10Davie County, NC762615.1$1.3M+6.9%#220 of 2,210
11Currituck County, NC721512.7$1.7M+16.7%#318 of 2,210

Other business types in Currituck 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 Currituck County, NC?

There are 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Currituck County as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Currituck County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $25.1M a year, or $2,121 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,845 households in Currituck County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Currituck County has 12.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 90% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Currituck County would have about 29, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 987 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Currituck County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Currituck County at 33,158 people in 2025, up 16.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,845 households. Median household income in Currituck County is $93,511, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.7%, 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. Currituck County scores 72 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #318 of 2,210 scored counties.

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