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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Brown County, OH
How Brown 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #334 of 2,210 scored counties
#18 of 83 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 15
- 5 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $31.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,848 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,397
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Brown County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Brown County comes to about $31.7M a year: $1,848 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per business, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Brown County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Brown County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Brown County is 71 (upper middle), #334 of 2,210 scored counties and #18 of 83 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Brown 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 | Brown County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,375 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,848 | $1,954 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,270 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 155 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,397+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,138
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 490 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $71,270+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,014
- Median home value
- $196,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,340
- Daytime population
- 31,966Residents 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 |
| 18Brown County, OH | 71 | 15 | 8.8 | $2.1M | +1.6% | #334 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Brown 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 laundry71
- Clothing and shoe stores70
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Brown County, OH?
There are 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Brown County as of September 2026. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Brown County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Brown County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $31.7M a year, or $1,848 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,138 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, OH compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Brown County has 8.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Brown County would have about 36, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Brown County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 44,397 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,138 households. Median household income in Brown County is $71,270, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. Brown County scores 71 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #334 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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