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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Athens County, OH
How Athens 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,011 of 2,210 scored counties
#57 of 83 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 37
- 11 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,197
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Athens County spend about $40.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,743 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 23% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Athens County as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 30%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.1, 31% 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 Athens County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,301 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Athens County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Athens County is 53 (upper middle), #1,011 of 2,210 scored counties and #57 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.
How Athens 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 | Athens County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,301 | 1,375 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,743 | $1,954 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $56,001 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $813K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3711 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 Athens 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 Athens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,197+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,014
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,858
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,702
- Daytime population
- 59,780Residents 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 |
| 57Athens County, OH | 53 | 37 | 16.1 | $1.1M | +1.3% | #1,011 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Athens 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 laundry53
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Athens County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Athens County. 11 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $40.1M a year, or $1,743 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Athens County, OH compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Athens County has 16.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Athens County would have about 46, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,301 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Athens County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Athens County scores 53 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,011 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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