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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Person County, NC

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Person County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #566 of 2,210 scored counties
#22 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
21
4 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,763 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.1
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,636
+3.7% 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 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Person County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 19%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Person County comes to about $28.3M a year: $1,763 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per business, 53% 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 Person County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,295 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Person County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Person County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #566 of 2,210 scored counties and #22 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Person 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 Person County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasurePerson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.121.023.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$904K$880K
Households per official establishment2,2951,0531,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,763$1,894$2,055
Median household income$63,300$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6450

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$939K
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
214 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Person 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 Person County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,636+3.7% since 2020
Households
16,063
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$63,300+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,375
Median home value
$213,900
Jobs located here
9,989
Daytime population
32,063Residents 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 Person 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
22Person County, NC642113.1$1.3M+3.7%#566 of 2,210

Other business types in Person 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 Person County, NC?

There are 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Person County as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $28.3M a year, or $1,763 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,063 households in Person County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Person County has 13.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Person County would have about 32, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,295 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Person County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Person County at 40,636 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,063 households. Median household income in Person County is $63,300, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Person County scores 64 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #566 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Person County

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