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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ashtabula County, OH
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ashtabula County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #474 of 2,210 scored counties
#25 of 83 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 36
- 6 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $67.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,722 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,713
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ashtabula County spend about $67.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,722 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 36 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.9M per business, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
Ashtabula County has 36 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 17%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 61% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Ashtabula County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 4,906 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ashtabula County.
Population estimates show Ashtabula County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Ashtabula County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #474 of 2,210 scored counties and #25 of 83 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ashtabula 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 | Ashtabula County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,906 | 1,375 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,722 | $1,954 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,728 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $790K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 366 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,713−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 39,245
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 702 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $57,728+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,486
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 28,465
- Daytime population
- 87,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Ashtabula County marked.
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 |
| 25Ashtabula County, OH | 66 | 36 | 9.2 | $1.9M | −0.8% | #474 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Ashtabula 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores69
- Laundromats26
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Ashtabula County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ashtabula County. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ashtabula County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $67.6M a year, or $1,722 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,245 households in Ashtabula County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashtabula County, OH compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Ashtabula County has 9.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.9M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Ashtabula County would have about 77, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,906 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Ashtabula County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ashtabula County at 96,713 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,245 households. The median household income in Ashtabula County is $57,728 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Ashtabula County scores 66 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #474 of 2,210 scored counties.
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