Clothing and laundry · County · North Carolina
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Davidson County, NC
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Davidson County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #351 of 2,210 scored counties
#14 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 86
- 14 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −19.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $121.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,739 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 180,182
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Davidson County. 14 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.3, 47% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,739 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Davidson County spend about $121.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 86 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 60% 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 Davidson County was 21 in 2023, down 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,326 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 126 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Davidson County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Davidson County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #351 of 2,210 scored counties and #14 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Davidson 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.
| Measure | Davidson County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 21.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $904K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,326 | 1,053 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.2% | −8.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,739 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,172 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 21−19.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 126Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 138The 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 Davidson 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 Davidson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 180,182+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 69,846
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 553 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 313
- Median household income
- $64,172+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,156
- Median home value
- $219,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,286
- Daytime population
- 141,539Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 91 | 35 | 10.6 | $2.1M | +11.0% | #15 of 2,210 |
| 2Lincoln County, NC | 84 | 40 | 10.9 | $1.8M | +13.2% | #83 of 2,210 |
| 3Franklin County, NC | 83 | 25 | 8.8 | $2.1M | +18.8% | #96 of 2,210 |
| 4Union County, NC | 82 | 109 | 12.9 | $1.8M | +11.7% | #108 of 2,210 |
| 5Hoke County, NC | 80 | 14 | 7.3 | $2.4M | +9.0% | #129 of 2,210 |
| 6Harnett County, NC | 80 | 50 | 10.0 | $1.8M | +12.3% | #140 of 2,210 |
| 7Pender County, NC | 80 | 28 | 11.1 | $1.7M | +19.0% | #141 of 2,210 |
| 8Orange County, NC | 80 | 87 | 15.2 | $1.5M | +6.1% | #148 of 2,210 |
| 9Granville County, NC | 77 | 22 | 9.8 | $1.9M | +2.1% | #185 of 2,210 |
| 10Davie County, NC | 76 | 26 | 15.1 | $1.3M | +6.9% | #220 of 2,210 |
| 14Davidson County, NC | 71 | 86 | 12.3 | $1.4M | +6.6% | #351 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Davidson 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 laundry71
- Clothing and shoe stores71
- Laundromats64
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Davidson County, NC?
There are 86 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Davidson County as of September 2026. 14 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 19.2% from 2019. Another 126 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Davidson County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $121.5M a year, or $1,739 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,846 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Davidson County, NC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Davidson County has 12.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Davidson County would have about 138, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,326 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Davidson County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Davidson County at 180,182 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,846 households. Median household income in Davidson County is $64,172, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Davidson County scores 71 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #351 of 2,210 scored counties.
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