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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Delaware County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Delaware County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,072 of 2,210 scored counties
#60 of 83 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
254
178 chain locations (70%)
Official establishments
144
−8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$224.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,729 a household
Spending per listing
$884K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.9
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
242,032
+12.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Delaware County comes to about $224.5M a year: $2,729 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. Spread across 254 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $884K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 254 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 70% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 30.9 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 144 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Delaware County in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 571 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 179 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Delaware County.

Population estimates show Delaware County grew 12.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Delaware County is 52 (upper middle), #1,072 of 2,210 scored counties and #60 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.

How Delaware 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Delaware County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.918.023.3
Spending per listing$884K$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment5711,3751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.3%−13.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,729$1,954$2,055
Median household income$133,540$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5266

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
157 → 144−8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,214
Annual payroll, 2023
$50M
One-person businesses, 2023
179Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
254178 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
255The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Delaware 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 Delaware County

Population, 2025 estimate
242,032+12.5% since 2020
Households
82,287
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
443 sq. mi.
People per square mile
512
Median household income
$133,540+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$166,036
Median home value
$445,500
Jobs located here
105,243
Daytime population
220,218Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Delaware County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, OH97197.8$3.1M+16.5%#1 of 2,210
2Pickaway County, OH872210.0$1.9M+7.4%#51 of 2,210
3Madison County, OH85127.7$2.7M+7.1%#67 of 2,210
4Warren County, OH8410611.5$2.1M+5.7%#79 of 2,210
5Lorain County, OH801269.9$2M+3.1%#132 of 2,210
6Medina County, OH797910.8$2.1M+1.3%#154 of 2,210
7Licking County, OH798913.0$1.6M+3.8%#159 of 2,210
8Fairfield County, OH778413.9$1.5M+6.5%#194 of 2,210
9Shelby County, OH75189.5$2M−0.2%#229 of 2,210
10Knox County, OH752611.1$1.7M+1.9%#236 of 2,210
60Delaware County, OH5225430.9$884K+12.5%#1,072 of 2,210

Other business types in Delaware County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Delaware County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 254 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Delaware County. 178 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 144 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. Official counts list 179 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Delaware County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $224.5M a year, or $2,729 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 254 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $884K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,287 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Delaware County, OH compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Delaware County has 30.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $884K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Delaware County would have about 255, against 254 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 571 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Delaware County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 242,032 people in 2025, up 12.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,287 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $133,540 a year, 65% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Delaware County scores 52 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,072 of 2,210 scored counties.

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