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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Westmoreland County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Westmoreland County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #559 of 2,210 scored counties
#33 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
224
81 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
80
−23.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$337.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,175 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
71% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.5
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
349,324
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 224 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Westmoreland County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.5, 38% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Westmoreland County comes to about $337.1M a year: $2,175 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per business, 71% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Westmoreland County was 80 in 2023, down 23.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,937 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 200 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Westmoreland County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Westmoreland County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #559 of 2,210 scored counties and #33 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Westmoreland 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Westmoreland County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureWestmoreland CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.520.423.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,9371,2561,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−23.1%−17.2%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,175$2,270$2,055
Median household income$74,109$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6468

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
104 → 80−23.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,012
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
200Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
22481 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
383The 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 Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County

Population, 2025 estimate
349,324−1.4% since 2020
Households
154,979
Median age
47.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,028 sq. mi.
People per square mile
343
Median household income
$74,109+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,695
Median home value
$203,500
Jobs located here
134,448
Daytime population
320,126Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Westmoreland County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA94229.1$2.5M+7.2%#7 of 2,210
2Carbon County, PA86197.0$2.9M+1.7%#57 of 2,210
3Perry County, PA85105.5$4M+2.1%#63 of 2,210
4Lebanon County, PA856411.3$1.9M+2.2%#73 of 2,210
5Schuylkill County, PA83518.8$2.3M+1.5%#95 of 2,210
6Susquehanna County, PA81127.7$2.7M−0.3%#114 of 2,210
7Wayne County, PA81209.6$2.1M+1.1%#118 of 2,210
8Huntingdon County, PA77106.1$3.3M−2.4%#180 of 2,210
9Northampton County, PA7718615.2$1.6M+3.7%#192 of 2,210
10Franklin County, PA778914.0$1.5M+3.0%#193 of 2,210
33Westmoreland County, PA6422414.5$1.5M−1.4%#559 of 2,210

Other business types in Westmoreland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Westmoreland County, PA?

Westmoreland County has 224 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 81 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 23.1% from 2019. Official counts list 200 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Westmoreland County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $337.1M a year, or $2,175 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 224 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,979 households in Westmoreland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Westmoreland County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Westmoreland County has 14.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.5M, 71% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Westmoreland County would have about 383, against 224 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,937 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Westmoreland County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Westmoreland County at 349,324 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 154,979 households. Median household income in Westmoreland County is $74,109, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. Westmoreland County scores 64 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #559 of 2,210 scored counties.

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