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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jackson County, NC
How Jackson 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,528 of 2,210 scored counties
#58 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 44
- 5 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,656 a household
- Spending per listing
- $694K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,039
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jackson County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 11%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.9, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Jackson County spend about $30.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,656 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $694K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jackson County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,418 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jackson County is 40 (lower middle), #1,528 of 2,210 scored counties and #58 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.9 | 21.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $694K | $904K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,418 | 1,053 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,656 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,815 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 445 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,039+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,430
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $55,815+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,171
- Median home value
- $284,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,917
- Daytime population
- 46,061Residents 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 |
| 58Jackson County, NC | 40 | 44 | 23.9 | $694K | +6.9% | #1,528 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Jackson 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Jackson County, NC?
Jackson County has 44 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jackson County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30.5M a year, or $1,656 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $694K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,430 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, NC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Jackson County has 23.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $694K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Jackson County would have about 35, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,418 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 45,039 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,430 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $55,815, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Jackson County scores 40 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,528 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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