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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Allen County, OH
How Allen County, OH 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,888 of 2,210 scored counties
#82 of 83 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 92
- 42 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- −7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $807K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.3
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 100,881
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Allen County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,888 of 2,210 scored counties and #82 of 83 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Allen County spend about $74.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,798 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $807K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Allen County has 92 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 46%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 22.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Allen County was 48 in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 860 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Allen County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Allen County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Allen County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.3 | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $807K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 860 | 1,375 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.7% | −13.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,798 | $1,954 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,038 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 48−7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 470
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The 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 Allen 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 Allen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 100,881−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,295
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,511
- Median home value
- $165,300
- Jobs located here
- 49,401
- Daytime population
- 105,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
| 82Allen County, OH | 28 | 92 | 22.3 | $807K | −1.2% | #1,888 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Allen 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 laundry28
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats33
- Dry cleaners30
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Allen County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Allen County. 42 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. Official counts list 72 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allen County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $74.2M a year, or $1,798 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $807K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,295 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allen County, OH compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Allen County has 22.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $807K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Allen County would have about 84, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 860 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Allen County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Allen County at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. The median household income in Allen County is $64,038 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Allen County scores 28 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,888 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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