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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Elk County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Elk County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #802 of 2,210 scored counties
#43 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $26M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,949 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 74% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,926
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Elk County comes to about $26M a year: $1,949 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.5M per business, 74% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Elk County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 18%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.8, 45% 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 Elk County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Elk County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Elk County is 57 (upper middle), #802 of 2,210 scored counties and #43 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Elk 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 | Elk County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $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 | −3.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,949 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,380 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 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
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Elk 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 Elk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,926−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,325
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 827 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $66,380+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,773
- Median home value
- $133,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,876
- Daytime population
- 29,443Residents 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 |
| 43Elk County, PA | 57 | 17 | 12.8 | $1.5M | −3.3% | #802 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Elk 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 laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores63
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Elk County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Elk County. 3 of them (18%) 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 Elk County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elk County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $26M a year, or $1,949 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,325 households in Elk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elk County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Elk County has 12.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.5M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Elk County would have about 30, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is Elk County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Elk County at 29,926 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,325 households. The median household income in Elk County is $66,380 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Elk County scores 57 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #802 of 2,210 scored counties.
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