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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Union County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Union County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #598 of 2,210 scored counties
#37 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 25
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,169 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,313
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Union County comes to about $31.6M a year: $2,169 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 43% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 25 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 17.2 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,424 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Union County.
Population estimates put the population change in Union County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #598 of 2,210 scored counties and #37 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Union 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 | Union County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,424 | 1,256 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −17.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,169 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,404 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $596K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 251 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,313−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,546
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 134
- Median household income
- $76,404+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,832
- Median home value
- $240,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,844
- Daytime population
- 42,387Residents 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 Union 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 |
| 37Union County, PA | 63 | 25 | 17.2 | $1.3M | −0.8% | #598 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Union 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 laundry63
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats24
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Union County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Union County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Union County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $31.6M a year, or $2,169 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,546 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Union County has 17.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Union County would have about 36, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,424 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 42,313 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,546 households. The median household income in Union County is $76,404 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Union County scores 63 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #598 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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