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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lehigh County, PA
How Lehigh 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,059 of 2,210 scored counties
#51 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 325
- 165 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 161
- −18.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $333.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,312 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.5
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 384,383
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 325 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lehigh County. 165 of them (51%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.5, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $2,312 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Lehigh County spend about $333.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 17% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 161 businesses with payroll in Lehigh County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 18.3% from 2019. That is one for every 897 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 209 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $319K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Lehigh County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lehigh County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lehigh County is 52 (upper middle), #1,059 of 2,210 scored counties and #51 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Lehigh 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 | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.5 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 897 | 1,256 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.3% | −17.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,312 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $80,079 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 197 → 161−18.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,994
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 209Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 325165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 379The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $319K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 384,383+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 144,386
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,097
- Median household income
- $80,079+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,753
- Median home value
- $300,400
- Jobs located here
- 215,511
- Daytime population
- 411,839Residents 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 Lehigh 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 |
| 51Lehigh County, PA | 52 | 325 | 22.5 | $1M | +2.7% | #1,059 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Lehigh 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 laundry52
- Clothing and shoe stores58
- Laundromats48
- Dry cleaners65
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Lehigh County, PA?
Lehigh County has 325 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 165 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 161 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 18.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 209 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lehigh County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $333.8M a year, or $2,312 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 325 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,386 households in Lehigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lehigh County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Lehigh County has 22.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Lehigh County would have about 379, against 325 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 897 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lehigh County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lehigh County at 384,383 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,386 households. Median household income in Lehigh County is $80,079, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Lehigh County scores 52 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,059 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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