Clothing and laundry · County · North Carolina
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Randolph County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Randolph County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #865 of 2,210 scored counties
#36 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 80
- 19 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $96.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,666 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 149,516
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Randolph County comes to about $96.1M a year: $1,666 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per business, 37% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 80 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Randolph County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 13.9 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Randolph County in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,061 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 84 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Randolph County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Randolph County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #865 of 2,210 scored counties and #36 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Randolph 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 | Randolph County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 21.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $904K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,061 | 1,053 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.7% | −8.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,666 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,022 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 28−9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 390
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 84Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8019 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 109The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 149,516+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 57,721
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 782 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $61,022+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,923
- Median home value
- $197,100
- Jobs located here
- 43,898
- Daytime population
- 126,314Residents 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 Randolph 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 |
| 36Randolph County, NC | 56 | 80 | 13.9 | $1.2M | +3.5% | #865 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Randolph 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 laundry56
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Randolph County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 80 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Randolph County. 19 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019. Official counts list 84 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Randolph County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $96.1M a year, or $1,666 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,721 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Randolph County, NC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Randolph County has 13.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Randolph County would have about 109, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,061 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Randolph County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Randolph County at 149,516 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,721 households. The median household income in Randolph County is $61,022 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Randolph County scores 56 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #865 of 2,210 scored counties.
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