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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hancock County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #941 of 2,210 scored counties
#53 of 83 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
48
24 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
23
−20.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$60.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,918 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.2
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
75,034
+0.1% 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

Households in Hancock County spend about $60.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,918 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per business, 44% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. 24 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 15.2 for every 10,000 households, 35% below 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 Hancock County was 23 in 2023, down 20.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,375 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $153K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hancock County.

Population estimates put the population change in Hancock County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hancock County is 54 (upper middle), #941 of 2,210 scored counties and #53 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.

How Hancock 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 Hancock County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.218.023.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,3751,3751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.7%−13.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,918$1,954$2,055
Median household income$73,141$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5466

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 23−20.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
227
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
35Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4824 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$153K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
75,034+0.1% since 2020
Households
31,615
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
141
Median household income
$73,141+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,920
Median home value
$204,700
Jobs located here
44,531
Daytime population
83,823Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Hancock 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
53Hancock County, OH544815.2$1.3M+0.1%#941 of 2,210

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hancock County. 24 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 20.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $60.6M a year, or $1,918 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,615 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hancock County has 15.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hancock County would have about 69, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,375 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Hancock County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 75,034 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,615 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $73,141 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Hancock County scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #941 of 2,210 scored counties.

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