Market rankings · Ohio
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ohio
Markets across Ohio ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 8,758
- 3,648 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 3,536
- −13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $9.5B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #12 of 51
- Market score 66 · Upper middle
A site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 8,758 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ohio. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.0, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Ohio comes to about $9.5B a year: $1,954 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 23% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 3,536 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ohio in 2023, down 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,375 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 122 SBA-backed loans worth $31.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ohio.
Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #12 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest (76). Of the 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Mount Vernon area scores highest (83).
Every market in Ohio for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 76 | 1,577 | 18.2 | $1.2M | +4.7% | #31 of 387 |
| 2Springfield, OH | 69 | 70 | 12.5 | $1.4M | −0.4% | #59 of 387 |
| 3Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 67 | 1,784 | 19.7 | $1.1M | +2.7% | #78 of 387 |
| 4Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 65 | 621 | 18.0 | $1.1M | +1.5% | #93 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 61 | 60 | 12.1 | $1.4M | −3.6% | #120 of 387 |
| 5Canton-Massillon, OH | 57 | 285 | 17.0 | $1.1M | −0.2% | #148 of 387 |
| 6Cleveland, OH | 57 | 1,757 | 18.9 | $1M | −0.8% | #150 of 387 |
| 7Akron, OH | 55 | 575 | 19.4 | $1M | 0.0% | #163 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | 93 | 16.0 | $1.1M | −3.6% | #202 of 387 |
| 8Toledo, OH | 48 | 486 | 19.1 | $983K | −1.0% | #215 of 387 |
| 9Mansfield, OH | 48 | 89 | 17.8 | $976K | −0.1% | #216 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 42 | 274 | 18.0 | $951K | −2.6% | #253 of 387 |
| 10Youngstown-Warren, OH | 38 | 362 | 19.6 | $888K | −1.4% | #279 of 387 |
| 11Sandusky, OH | 36 | 110 | 21.6 | $890K | −2.6% | #289 of 387 |
| 12Lima, OH | 25 | 92 | 22.3 | $807K | −1.2% | #342 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mount Vernon, OH | 83 | 26 | 11.1 | $1.7M | +1.9% | #15 of 536 |
| 2Sidney, OH | 81 | 18 | 9.5 | $2M | −0.2% | #25 of 536 |
| 3Urbana, OH | 76 | 16 | 10.2 | $1.8M | +0.2% | #48 of 536 |
| 4Van Wert, OH | 76 | 12 | 10.4 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #51 of 536 |
| 5Coshocton, OH | 75 | 16 | 10.8 | $1.6M | +1.6% | #64 of 536 |
| 6Ashland, OH | 75 | 24 | 11.6 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #65 of 536 |
| 7Bellefontaine, OH | 73 | 27 | 13.8 | $1.4M | +0.4% | #78 of 536 |
| 8Tiffin, OH | 72 | 20 | 9.0 | $2M | −1.0% | #82 of 536 |
| 9Wilmington, OH | 72 | 23 | 13.7 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #83 of 536 |
| 10Marion, OH | 71 | 26 | 10.5 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #89 of 536 |
| 11Norwalk, OH | 69 | 24 | 10.2 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #100 of 536 |
| 12Wooster, OH | 65 | 81 | 18.3 | $1M | −0.1% | #138 of 536 |
| 13Marietta, OH | 63 | 27 | 10.9 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #148 of 536 |
| 14Defiance, OH | 63 | 27 | 17.6 | $1M | +0.1% | #154 of 536 |
| 15Salem, OH | 62 | 54 | 13.0 | $1.3M | −2.2% | #157 of 536 |
| 16Fremont, OH | 62 | 36 | 14.6 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #159 of 536 |
| 17Bucyrus, OH | 62 | 27 | 15.0 | $1.1M | −0.3% | #160 of 536 |
| 18Findlay, OH | 61 | 48 | 15.2 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #166 of 536 |
| 19Cambridge, OH | 61 | 23 | 14.1 | $1.2M | −0.1% | #167 of 536 |
| 20Athens, OH | 61 | 37 | 16.1 | $1.1M | +1.3% | #170 of 536 |
| 21New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 60 | 51 | 13.2 | $1.3M | −0.9% | #177 of 536 |
| 22Wapakoneta, OH | 59 | 26 | 13.7 | $1.4M | −1.2% | #189 of 536 |
| 23Portsmouth, OH | 57 | 32 | 11.1 | $1.5M | −3.4% | #209 of 536 |
| 24Zanesville, OH | 57 | 60 | 17.5 | $1M | +0.7% | #214 of 536 |
| 25Gallipolis, OH | 53 | 18 | 15.5 | $1.1M | −0.5% | #242 of 536 |
| 26Celina, OH | 53 | 30 | 18.3 | $1M | +0.5% | #244 of 536 |
| 27Greenville, OH | 52 | 38 | 17.8 | $1M | −0.7% | #251 of 536 |
| 28Chillicothe, OH | 48 | 55 | 18.5 | $956K | −0.8% | #286 of 536 |
| 29Washington Court House, OH | 19 | 76 | 65.6 | $279K | −1.4% | #509 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, OH | 97 | 19 | 7.8 | $3.1M | +16.5% | #1 of 2,210 |
| 2Pickaway County, OH | 87 | 22 | 10.0 | $1.9M | +7.4% | #51 of 2,210 |
| 3Madison County, OH | 85 | 12 | 7.7 | $2.7M | +7.1% | #67 of 2,210 |
| 4Warren County, OH | 84 | 106 | 11.5 | $2.1M | +5.7% | #79 of 2,210 |
| 5Lorain County, OH | 80 | 126 | 9.9 | $2M | +3.1% | #132 of 2,210 |
| 6Medina County, OH | 79 | 79 | 10.8 | $2.1M | +1.3% | #154 of 2,210 |
| 7Licking County, OH | 79 | 89 | 13.0 | $1.6M | +3.8% | #159 of 2,210 |
| 8Fairfield County, OH | 77 | 84 | 13.9 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #194 of 2,210 |
| 9Shelby County, OH | 75 | 18 | 9.5 | $2M | −0.2% | #229 of 2,210 |
| 10Knox County, OH | 75 | 26 | 11.1 | $1.7M | +1.9% | #236 of 2,210 |
| 11Perry County, OH | 74 | 7 | 5.2 | $3.6M | +1.3% | #252 of 2,210 |
| 12Clermont County, OH | 74 | 114 | 13.4 | $1.6M | +3.9% | #270 of 2,210 |
| 13Miami County, OH | 73 | 68 | 15.1 | $1.3M | +3.4% | #302 of 2,210 |
| 14Henry County, OH | 72 | 8 | 7.0 | $2.7M | −0.2% | #304 of 2,210 |
| 15Geauga County, OH | 72 | 46 | 12.8 | $1.9M | +0.3% | #312 of 2,210 |
| 16Holmes County, OH | 72 | 21 | 15.7 | $1.3M | +1.7% | #325 of 2,210 |
| 17Preble County, OH | 71 | 14 | 8.4 | $2.2M | −0.8% | #333 of 2,210 |
| 18Brown County, OH | 71 | 15 | 8.8 | $2.1M | +1.6% | #334 of 2,210 |
| 19Putnam County, OH | 71 | 13 | 9.9 | $2M | 0.0% | #337 of 2,210 |
| 20Van Wert County, OH | 69 | 12 | 10.4 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #398 of 2,210 |
| 21Ashland County, OH | 68 | 24 | 11.6 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #431 of 2,210 |
| 22Paulding County, OH | 67 | 6 | 7.9 | $2.4M | −0.4% | #443 of 2,210 |
| 23Seneca County, OH | 67 | 20 | 9.0 | $2M | −1.0% | #447 of 2,210 |
| 24Coshocton County, OH | 67 | 16 | 10.8 | $1.6M | +1.6% | #455 of 2,210 |
| 25Ashtabula County, OH | 66 | 36 | 9.2 | $1.9M | −0.8% | #474 of 2,210 |
Show all 88 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Champaign County, OH | 66 | 16 | 10.2 | $1.8M | +0.2% | #476 of 2,210 |
| 27Lawrence County, OH | 65 | 18 | 7.9 | $2.2M | −4.2% | #513 of 2,210 |
| 28Marion County, OH | 65 | 26 | 10.5 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #519 of 2,210 |
| 29Clark County, OH | 65 | 70 | 12.5 | $1.4M | −0.4% | #526 of 2,210 |
| 30Logan County, OH | 65 | 27 | 13.8 | $1.4M | +0.4% | #533 of 2,210 |
| 31Huron County, OH | 64 | 24 | 10.2 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #556 of 2,210 |
| 32Clinton County, OH | 64 | 23 | 13.7 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #564 of 2,210 |
| 33Pike County, OH | 62 | 8 | 7.4 | $2.3M | 0.0% | #612 of 2,210 |
| 34Wyandot County, OH | 62 | 8 | 8.9 | $2.1M | −1.4% | #615 of 2,210 |
| 35Fulton County, OH | 62 | 25 | 14.7 | $1.3M | −1.9% | #626 of 2,210 |
| 36Highland County, OH | 62 | 24 | 14.2 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #631 of 2,210 |
| 37Hardin County, OH | 60 | 10 | 8.5 | $2.1M | −2.1% | #697 of 2,210 |
| 38Wood County, OH | 59 | 81 | 14.9 | $1.3M | +1.5% | #743 of 2,210 |
| 39Washington County, OH | 57 | 27 | 10.9 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #795 of 2,210 |
| 40Wayne County, OH | 57 | 81 | 18.3 | $1M | −0.1% | #831 of 2,210 |
| 41Columbiana County, OH | 56 | 54 | 13.0 | $1.3M | −2.2% | #859 of 2,210 |
| 42Sandusky County, OH | 56 | 36 | 14.6 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #864 of 2,210 |
| 43Lake County, OH | 56 | 171 | 16.9 | $1.2M | −0.1% | #866 of 2,210 |
| 44Butler County, OH | 56 | 267 | 18.2 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #872 of 2,210 |
| 45Franklin County, OH | 56 | 1,071 | 19.4 | $1.1M | +2.8% | #878 of 2,210 |
| 46Carroll County, OH | 55 | 14 | 12.5 | $1.5M | −1.1% | #899 of 2,210 |
| 47Portage County, OH | 55 | 96 | 14.7 | $1.3M | +1.0% | #904 of 2,210 |
| 48Guernsey County, OH | 55 | 23 | 14.1 | $1.2M | −0.1% | #911 of 2,210 |
| 49Crawford County, OH | 55 | 27 | 15.0 | $1.1M | −0.3% | #913 of 2,210 |
| 50Defiance County, OH | 55 | 27 | 17.6 | $1M | +0.1% | #918 of 2,210 |
| 51Auglaize County, OH | 54 | 26 | 13.7 | $1.4M | −1.2% | #935 of 2,210 |
| 52Tuscarawas County, OH | 54 | 51 | 13.2 | $1.3M | −0.9% | #936 of 2,210 |
| 53Hancock County, OH | 54 | 48 | 15.2 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #941 of 2,210 |
| 54Jefferson County, OH | 54 | 38 | 14.0 | $1.2M | −2.4% | #943 of 2,210 |
| 55Scioto County, OH | 53 | 32 | 11.1 | $1.5M | −3.4% | #989 of 2,210 |
| 56Montgomery County, OH | 53 | 379 | 16.4 | $1.1M | +0.5% | #1,004 of 2,210 |
| 57Athens County, OH | 53 | 37 | 16.1 | $1.1M | +1.3% | #1,011 of 2,210 |
| 58Monroe County, OH | 52 | 6 | 10.6 | $1.7M | −2.7% | #1,036 of 2,210 |
| 59Adams County, OH | 52 | 12 | 11.5 | $1.4M | +1.5% | #1,040 of 2,210 |
| 60Delaware County, OH | 52 | 254 | 30.9 | $884K | +12.5% | #1,072 of 2,210 |
| 61Williams County, OH | 51 | 17 | 11.0 | $1.6M | −1.4% | #1,078 of 2,210 |
| 62Muskingum County, OH | 49 | 60 | 17.5 | $1M | +0.7% | #1,165 of 2,210 |
| 63Greene County, OH | 47 | 174 | 25.5 | $847K | +3.7% | #1,252 of 2,210 |
| 64Stark County, OH | 46 | 271 | 17.4 | $1.1M | −0.2% | #1,269 of 2,210 |
| 65Hocking County, OH | 45 | 16 | 13.8 | $1.3M | −1.9% | #1,297 of 2,210 |
| 66Mercer County, OH | 45 | 30 | 18.3 | $1M | +0.5% | #1,303 of 2,210 |
| 67Darke County, OH | 45 | 38 | 17.8 | $1M | −0.7% | #1,304 of 2,210 |
| 68Summit County, OH | 45 | 479 | 20.7 | $948K | −0.3% | #1,310 of 2,210 |
| 69Meigs County, OH | 43 | 9 | 9.9 | $1.6M | −2.6% | #1,361 of 2,210 |
| 70Ottawa County, OH | 43 | 40 | 21.6 | $916K | −2.0% | #1,378 of 2,210 |
| 71Gallia County, OH | 42 | 18 | 15.5 | $1.1M | −0.5% | #1,405 of 2,210 |
| 72Richland County, OH | 41 | 89 | 17.8 | $976K | −0.1% | #1,452 of 2,210 |
| 73Ross County, OH | 41 | 55 | 18.5 | $956K | −0.8% | #1,454 of 2,210 |
| 74Trumbull County, OH | 39 | 155 | 17.9 | $962K | −1.3% | #1,540 of 2,210 |
| 75Jackson County, OH | 39 | 27 | 20.9 | $819K | +0.5% | #1,548 of 2,210 |
| 76Hamilton County, OH | 39 | 948 | 26.7 | $756K | +1.0% | #1,560 of 2,210 |
| 77Lucas County, OH | 36 | 380 | 20.7 | $884K | −1.7% | #1,658 of 2,210 |
| 78Belmont County, OH | 34 | 55 | 20.2 | $857K | −2.8% | #1,723 of 2,210 |
| 79Erie County, OH | 33 | 70 | 21.6 | $875K | −2.9% | #1,753 of 2,210 |
| 80Cuyahoga County, OH | 33 | 1,299 | 23.4 | $817K | −2.3% | #1,756 of 2,210 |
| 81Mahoning County, OH | 31 | 207 | 21.1 | $833K | −1.4% | #1,814 of 2,210 |
| 82Allen County, OH | 28 | 92 | 22.3 | $807K | −1.2% | #1,888 of 2,210 |
| 83Fayette County, OH | 15 | 76 | 65.6 | $279K | −1.4% | #2,160 of 2,210 |
| Morrow County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 2.2 | $8.7M | +3.7% | |
| Harrison County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 5.0 | $3.3M | −2.9% | |
| Noble County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $4.1M | +1.3% | |
| Morgan County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 5.3 | $3.2M | −0.9% | |
| Vinton County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 7.5 | $2.3M | −1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Ohio?
There are 8,758 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Ohio as of September 2026. 3,648 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3,536 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.3% from 2019. Another 6,990 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ohio spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $9.5B a year, or $1,954 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8,758 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Ohio has 18.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Ohio would have about 10,795, against 8,758 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,375 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Mount Vernon area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 83 scored counties in Ohio, Union County scores highest, at 97 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Ohio scores 66 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #12 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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