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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bradford County, PA
How Bradford County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #424 of 2,210 scored counties
#26 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 27
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $49.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,011 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,600
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bradford County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 53% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Bradford County spend about $49.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,011 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per business, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Bradford County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Bradford County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Bradford County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #424 of 2,210 scored counties and #26 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bradford County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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.
| Measure | Bradford County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,256 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −17.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,011 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,675 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 68 |
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
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 274 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 Bradford 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 Bradford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,600−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 24,610
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,147 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $63,675+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,904
- Median home value
- $187,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,664
- Daytime population
- 55,851Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 94 | 22 | 9.1 | $2.5M | +7.2% | #7 of 2,210 |
| 2Carbon County, PA | 86 | 19 | 7.0 | $2.9M | +1.7% | #57 of 2,210 |
| 3Perry County, PA | 85 | 10 | 5.5 | $4M | +2.1% | #63 of 2,210 |
| 4Lebanon County, PA | 85 | 64 | 11.3 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #73 of 2,210 |
| 5Schuylkill County, PA | 83 | 51 | 8.8 | $2.3M | +1.5% | #95 of 2,210 |
| 6Susquehanna County, PA | 81 | 12 | 7.7 | $2.7M | −0.3% | #114 of 2,210 |
| 7Wayne County, PA | 81 | 20 | 9.6 | $2.1M | +1.1% | #118 of 2,210 |
| 8Huntingdon County, PA | 77 | 10 | 6.1 | $3.3M | −2.4% | #180 of 2,210 |
| 9Northampton County, PA | 77 | 186 | 15.2 | $1.6M | +3.7% | #192 of 2,210 |
| 10Franklin County, PA | 77 | 89 | 14.0 | $1.5M | +3.0% | #193 of 2,210 |
| 26Bradford County, PA | 68 | 27 | 11.0 | $1.8M | −0.6% | #424 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Bradford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry68
- Clothing and shoe stores71
- Laundromats33
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Bradford County, PA?
Bradford County has 27 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. 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 Bradford County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bradford County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $49.5M a year, or $2,011 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,610 households in Bradford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bradford County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Bradford County has 11.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.8M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Bradford County would have about 56, against 27 on map listings.
How fast is Bradford County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Bradford County at 59,600 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,610 households. Median household income in Bradford County is $63,675, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. Bradford County scores 68 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #424 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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