Clothing and laundry · County · North Carolina
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Duplin County, NC
How Duplin County, NC 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #722 of 2,210 scored counties
#26 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 30
- 9 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,591 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.4
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,571
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Duplin County spend about $33.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,591 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 25% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Duplin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 14.4 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Duplin County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 3,465 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Duplin County grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Duplin County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #722 of 2,210 scored counties and #26 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Duplin 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 | Duplin County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.4 | 21.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $904K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,465 | 1,053 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,591 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,148 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $590K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 309 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Duplin 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 Duplin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,571+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,787
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 815 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $55,148+32.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,758
- Median home value
- $137,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,158
- Daytime population
- 47,172Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Duplin County marked.
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 |
| 26Duplin County, NC | 60 | 30 | 14.4 | $1.1M | +6.0% | #722 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Duplin 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 laundry60
- Clothing and shoe stores60
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Duplin County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Duplin County. 9 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Duplin County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $33.1M a year, or $1,591 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,787 households in Duplin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Duplin County, NC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Duplin County has 14.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Duplin County would have about 38, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,465 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Duplin County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Duplin County at 51,571 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,787 households. The median household income in Duplin County is $55,148 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.1% 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. Duplin County scores 60 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #722 of 2,210 scored counties.
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