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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Erie County, OH
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Erie County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,753 of 2,210 scored counties
#79 of 83 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 70
- 36 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −18.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $875K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.6
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,296
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Erie County is 33 (lower middle), #1,753 of 2,210 scored counties and #79 of 83 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,886 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Erie County spend about $61.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 70 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $875K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.
Erie County has 70 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 51%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 21.6 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Erie County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 18.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,048 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $45K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Erie County. Population estimates show Erie County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.6 | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $875K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,048 | 1,375 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.4% | −13.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,886 | $1,954 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,993 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 31−18.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 347
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7036 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $45K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,296−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,482
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 297
- Median household income
- $71,993+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,098
- Median home value
- $199,700
- Jobs located here
- 33,836
- Daytime population
- 74,660Residents 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 Erie 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 |
| 79Erie County, OH | 33 | 70 | 21.6 | $875K | −2.9% | #1,753 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Erie 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Erie County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Erie County. 36 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 18.4% from 2019. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Erie County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $61.3M a year, or $1,886 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $875K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,482 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, OH compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Erie County has 21.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $875K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,048 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 73,296 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,482 households. The median household income in Erie County is $71,993 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Erie County scores 33 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,753 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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