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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Lawton, OK metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #358 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma

Listings
117
53 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
50
−14.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$78.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,673 a household
Spending per listing
$671K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.9
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
127,590
+0.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Lawton metro area is 20 (low), #358 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 117 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Lawton metro area. Of those, 53 are chain locations, or 45%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.9, 7% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Lawton metro area comes to about $78.5M a year: $1,673 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $671K of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Lawton metro area in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. That is one for every 939 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Lawton metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Lawton metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lawton metro area compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Lawton, OK metro area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureLawton metro areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.921.423.3
Spending per listing$671K$829K$880K
Households per official establishment9391,1701,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.5%−12.2%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,673$1,773$2,055
Median household income$60,665$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score2043

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
50−14.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
450
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
75Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11753 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$40K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
127,590+0.7% since 2020
Households
46,938
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$60,665+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,396
Median home value
$161,000
Jobs located here
38,111
Daytime population
121,235Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Oklahoma for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lawton metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oklahoma

Metro areas in Oklahoma ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tulsa, OK5385921.1$870K+5.1%#185 of 387
2Oklahoma City, OK481,24421.8$854K+5.8%#222 of 387
Fort Smith, AR-OK2521523.6$707K+3.1%#343 of 387
3Lawton, OK2011724.9$671K+0.7%#358 of 387
4Enid, OK146225.9$668K−1.5%#375 of 387

Other business types in the Lawton metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Lawton, OK metro area?

The Lawton metro area has 117 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 53 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. Official counts list 75 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Lawton, OK metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $78.5M a year, or $1,673 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 117 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $671K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,938 households in the Lawton metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lawton, OK metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

The Lawton metro area has 24.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $671K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Lawton metro area would have about 89, against 117 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 939 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lawton, OK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lawton metro area at 127,590 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,938 households. Median household income in the Lawton metro area is $60,665, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.5%, 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. The Lawton metro area scores 20 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #358 of 387 scored metro areas.

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