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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #279 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
362
150 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
141
−21.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$321.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,742 a household
Spending per listing
$888K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.6
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
423,678
−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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 362 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Youngstown-Warren metro area. 150 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 19.6 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Youngstown-Warren metro area comes to about $321.6M a year: $1,742 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 362 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $888K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 141 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Youngstown-Warren metro area in 2023, down 21.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,309 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 243 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $192K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Youngstown-Warren metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Youngstown-Warren metro area declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Youngstown-Warren metro area is 38 (lower middle), #279 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Youngstown-Warren metro area 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 Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureYoungstown-Warren metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.618.023.3
Spending per listing$888K$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,3091,3751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−21.2%−13.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,742$1,954$2,055
Median household income$56,713$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3866

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
141−21.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,855
Annual payroll, 2023
$36.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
243Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
362150 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
365The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$192K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Youngstown-Warren metro area, 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 the Youngstown-Warren metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
423,678−1.4% since 2020
Households
184,615
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,029 sq. mi.
People per square mile
415
Median household income
$56,713
Average household income
$76,731
Median home value
$149,000
Jobs located here
155,417
Daytime population
405,091Residents 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 metro areas in Ohio for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Youngstown-Warren metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH761,57718.2$1.2M+4.7%#31 of 387
2Springfield, OH697012.5$1.4M−0.4%#59 of 387
3Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN671,78419.7$1.1M+2.7%#78 of 387
4Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH6562118.0$1.1M+1.5%#93 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH616012.1$1.4M−3.6%#120 of 387
5Canton-Massillon, OH5728517.0$1.1M−0.2%#148 of 387
6Cleveland, OH571,75718.9$1M−0.8%#150 of 387
7Akron, OH5557519.4$1M0.0%#163 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH509316.0$1.1M−3.6%#202 of 387
8Toledo, OH4848619.1$983K−1.0%#215 of 387
10Youngstown-Warren, OH3836219.6$888K−1.4%#279 of 387

Other business types in the Youngstown-Warren metro area

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area?

There are 362 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Youngstown-Warren metro area as of September 2026. 150 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 141 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 21.2% from 2019. Another 243 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $321.6M a year, or $1,742 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 362 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $888K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,615 households in the Youngstown-Warren metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

The Youngstown-Warren metro area has 19.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $888K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Youngstown-Warren metro area would have about 365, against 362 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,309 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Youngstown-Warren metro area at 423,678 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 184,615 households. Median household income in the Youngstown-Warren metro area is $56,713, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Youngstown-Warren metro area scores 38 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #279 of 387 scored metro areas.

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