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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Monroe County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,036 of 2,210 scored counties
#58 of 83 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,754 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
88% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,994
−2.7% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Monroe County comes to about $9.9M a year: $1,754 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 88% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Monroe County has 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Monroe County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Monroe County is 52 (upper middle), #1,036 of 2,210 scored counties and #58 of 83 scored counties in Ohio.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.618.023.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,754$1,954$2,055
Median household income$60,134$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5266

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,994−2.7% since 2020
Households
5,651
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$60,134+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,909
Median home value
$142,700
Jobs located here
2,776
Daytime population
11,158Residents 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 Monroe 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
58Monroe County, OH52610.6$1.7M−2.7%#1,036 of 2,210

Other business types in Monroe 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 Monroe County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Monroe County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Monroe County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.9M a year, or $1,754 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,651 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 10.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Monroe County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Monroe County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 12,994 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,651 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $60,134 a year, 26% 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. Monroe County scores 52 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,036 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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