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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hamilton County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,560 of 2,210 scored counties
#76 of 83 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
948
370 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
359
−13.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$716.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,019 a household
Spending per listing
$756K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.7
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
838,418
+1.0% 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 $2,019 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Hamilton County spend about $716.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $756K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Hamilton County has 948 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 370 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 26.7 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 359 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hamilton County in 2023, down 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 988 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 546 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $8.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hamilton County.

Population estimates put the population change in Hamilton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hamilton County is 39 (lower middle), #1,560 of 2,210 scored counties and #76 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.

How Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.718.023.3
Spending per listing$756K$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment9881,3751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.7%−13.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,019$1,954$2,055
Median household income$72,470$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3966

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
416 → 359−13.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,753
Annual payroll, 2023
$99.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
546Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
948370 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
814The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
13
Amount
$8.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
838,418+1.0% since 2020
Households
354,739
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,049
Median household income
$72,470+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,646
Median home value
$241,900
Jobs located here
534,856
Daytime population
968,934Residents 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 Hamilton 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
76Hamilton County, OH3994826.7$756K+1.0%#1,560 of 2,210

Other business types in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 948 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hamilton County. 370 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 359 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.7% from 2019. Another 546 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $716.2M a year, or $2,019 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 948 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $756K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 354,739 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hamilton County has 26.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $756K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 814, against 948 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 988 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Hamilton County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 838,418 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 354,739 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $72,470 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. Hamilton County scores 39 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,560 of 2,210 scored counties.

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