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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fayette County, OH

How Fayette 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 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,160 of 2,210 scored counties
#83 of 83 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
76
62 chain locations (82%)
Official establishments
41
−30.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$21.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,829 a household
Spending per listing
$279K
68% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
65.6
2.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,552
−1.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fayette County is 15 (low), #2,160 of 2,210 scored counties and #83 of 83 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,829 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $21.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $279K of household spending for each business on map listings, 68% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Fayette County has 76 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 62 are chain locations, or 82%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 65.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.8 times 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 Fayette County was 41 in 2023, down 30.5% from 2019. That is one for every 282 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Fayette County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Fayette 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 Fayette County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households65.618.023.3
Spending per listing$279K$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment2821,3751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−30.5%−13.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,829$1,954$2,055
Median household income$63,275$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score1566

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 41−30.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
475
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7662 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,552−1.4% since 2020
Households
11,582
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$63,275+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,611
Median home value
$170,700
Jobs located here
10,143
Daytime population
27,287Residents 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 Fayette 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
83Fayette County, OH157665.6$279K−1.4%#2,160 of 2,210

Other business types in Fayette County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fayette County. 62 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 30.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $21.2M a year, or $1,829 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $279K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,582 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fayette County has 65.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $279K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Fayette County would have about 24, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 282 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 30.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 28,552 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,582 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $63,275 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Fayette County scores 15 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,160 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Fayette County

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