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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Susquehanna County, PA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Susquehanna County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #114 of 2,210 scored counties
#6 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,100 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 67% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,237
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Susquehanna County is 81 (high), #114 of 2,210 scored counties and #6 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
Households in Susquehanna County spend about $32.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,100 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $2.7M per business, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Susquehanna County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 67% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Susquehanna County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 5,172 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Susquehanna County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Susquehanna 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 | Susquehanna County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,172 | 1,256 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −17.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,100 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,487 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $79K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,237−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,517
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 824 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $68,487+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,074
- Median home value
- $216,400
- Jobs located here
- 9,011
- Daytime population
- 29,767Residents 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 Susquehanna 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 |
Other business types in Susquehanna 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 laundry81
- Clothing and shoe stores80
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Susquehanna County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Susquehanna County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Susquehanna County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $32.6M a year, or $2,100 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,517 households in Susquehanna County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Susquehanna County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Susquehanna County has 7.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.7M, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Susquehanna County would have about 37, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,172 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Susquehanna County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Susquehanna County at 38,237 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,517 households. The median household income in Susquehanna County is $68,487 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Susquehanna County scores 81 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #114 of 2,210 scored counties.
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