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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Stanly County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Stanly County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #758 of 2,210 scored counties
#29 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
40
10 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$43M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,704 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.8
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
68,830
+9.8% 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 40 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Stanly County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 25%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.8, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,704 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Stanly County spend about $43M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 40 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 22% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Stanly County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,103 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stanly County grew 9.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Stanly County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #758 of 2,210 scored counties and #29 of 86 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Stanly 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 Stanly County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureStanly CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.821.023.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$904K$880K
Households per official establishment2,1031,0531,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,704$1,894$2,055
Median household income$60,704$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5950

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 12
Employees, 2023
121
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
36Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4010 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The 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 Stanly 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 Stanly County

Population, 2025 estimate
68,830+9.8% since 2020
Households
25,240
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
395 sq. mi.
People per square mile
164
Median household income
$60,704+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,208
Median home value
$242,400
Jobs located here
23,648
Daytime population
57,304Residents 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 Stanly 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
29Stanly County, NC594015.8$1.1M+9.8%#758 of 2,210

Other business types in Stanly 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 Stanly County, NC?

There are 40 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Stanly County as of September 2026. 10 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $43M a year, or $1,704 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,240 households in Stanly County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stanly County has 15.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Stanly County would have about 49, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,103 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Stanly County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Stanly County at 68,830 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,240 households. Median household income in Stanly County is $60,704, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Stanly County scores 59 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #758 of 2,210 scored counties.

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

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