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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hoke County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hoke County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #129 of 2,210 scored counties
#5 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 14
- 5 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $33.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,752 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 69% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,939
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hoke County is 80 (high), #129 of 2,210 scored counties and #5 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hoke County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Hoke County spend about $33.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,752 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per business, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hoke County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Hoke County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hoke 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 | Hoke County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 21.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $904K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,053 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,752 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,912 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 50 |
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
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 145 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 Hoke 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 Hoke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,939+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 19,258
- Median age
- 34.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 390 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $64,912+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,216
- Median home value
- $219,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,558
- Daytime population
- 43,278Residents 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 |
Other business types in Hoke 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 laundry80
- Clothing and shoe stores80
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Hoke County, NC?
There are 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Hoke County as of September 2026. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. 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 Hoke County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hoke County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $33.7M a year, or $1,752 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,258 households in Hoke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hoke County, NC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Hoke County has 7.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.4M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hoke County would have about 38, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Hoke County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Hoke County at 56,939 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,258 households. Median household income in Hoke County is $64,912, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.0%, 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. Hoke County scores 80 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #129 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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