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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cambria County, PA
How Cambria 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #995 of 2,210 scored counties
#48 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 89
- 36 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −23.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $107.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,922 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,968
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,922 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Cambria County spend about $107.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 37% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 89 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Cambria County as of September 2026. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 40%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 households, 32% 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 Cambria County was 26 in 2023, down 23.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,153 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Cambria County declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cambria County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #995 of 2,210 scored counties and #48 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Cambria 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 | Cambria County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,153 | 1,256 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −23.5% | −17.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,922 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,418 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 26−23.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 304
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8936 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 122The 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 Cambria 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 Cambria County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,968−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 55,973
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 688 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 191
- Median household income
- $58,418+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,237
- Median home value
- $121,000
- Jobs located here
- 48,495
- Daytime population
- 125,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Cambria County marked.
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 |
| 48Cambria County, PA | 53 | 89 | 15.9 | $1.2M | −3.2% | #995 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Cambria 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 laundry53
- Clothing and shoe stores55
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Cambria County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 89 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cambria County. 36 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 23.5% from 2019. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cambria County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $107.6M a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,973 households in Cambria County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cambria County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Cambria County has 15.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Cambria County would have about 122, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,153 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Cambria County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Cambria County at 128,968 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,973 households. The median household income in Cambria County is $58,418 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Cambria County scores 53 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #995 of 2,210 scored counties.
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