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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bristol County, RI
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bristol County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #808 of 2,210 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 41
- 4 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,763 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,001
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Bristol County spend about $55.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,763 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per business, 54% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 41 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Bristol County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 10%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 20.4 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Bristol County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,183 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Bristol County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bristol County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bristol County is 57 (upper middle), #808 of 2,210 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Bristol County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Bristol County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.4 | 26.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $902K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,183 | 866 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,763 | $2,383 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $114,490 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 95
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Bristol 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 Bristol County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,001−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 20,104
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 24 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,092
- Median household income
- $114,490+37.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $151,035
- Median home value
- $513,800
- Jobs located here
- 14,997
- Daytime population
- 43,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Bristol County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bristol County, RI | 57 | 41 | 20.4 | $1.4M | −1.5% | #808 of 2,210 |
| 2Washington County, RI | 54 | 115 | 21.9 | $1.2M | 0.0% | #944 of 2,210 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 52 | 180 | 24.7 | $993K | +1.8% | #1,061 of 2,210 |
| 4Providence County, RI | 48 | 658 | 25.4 | $884K | +2.8% | #1,205 of 2,210 |
| 5Newport County, RI | 25 | 173 | 46.9 | $555K | −2.9% | #1,983 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Bristol 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 stores67
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Bristol County, RI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bristol County. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bristol County, RI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $55.5M a year, or $2,763 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,104 households in Bristol County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol County, RI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Bristol County has 20.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Bristol County would have about 63, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,183 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Bristol County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Bristol County at 50,001 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,104 households. The median household income in Bristol County is $114,490 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.8% 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. Bristol County scores 57 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #808 of 2,210 scored counties.
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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Bristol County
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