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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Franklin County, OH

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Franklin County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #878 of 2,210 scored counties
#45 of 83 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
1,071
454 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
438
−10.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,036 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.4
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,361,536
+2.8% 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

At $2,036 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $1.1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 1,071 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Of those, 454 are chain locations, or 42%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 19.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 438 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 10.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,263 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,024 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $8.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Franklin County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #878 of 2,210 scored counties and #45 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.418.023.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,2631,3751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.6%−13.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,036$1,954$2,055
Median household income$75,176$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5666

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
490 → 438−10.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
6,451
Annual payroll, 2023
$218.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,024Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,071454 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,279The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
32
Amount
$8.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,361,536+2.8% since 2020
Households
553,099
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,504
Median household income
$75,176+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,381
Median home value
$288,400
Jobs located here
814,719
Daytime population
1,507,964Residents 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 Franklin 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
45Franklin County, OH561,07119.4$1.1M+2.8%#878 of 2,210

Other business types in Franklin 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 Franklin County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,071 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Franklin County. 454 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 438 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 10.6% from 2019. Another 1,024 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $2,036 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,071 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 553,099 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 19.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Franklin County would have about 1,279, against 1,071 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,263 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 1,361,536 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 553,099 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $75,176 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 56 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #878 of 2,210 scored counties.

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