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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Providence County, RI
How Providence County, RI 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,205 of 2,210 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 658
- 252 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 281
- −2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $581.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,245 a household
- Spending per listing
- $884K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 678,179
- +2.8% since 2020
See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Providence County
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Providence County comes to about $581.9M a year: $2,245 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $884K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.
Providence County has 658 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 25.4 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 281 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Providence County in 2023, down 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 922 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 350 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Providence County.
Population estimates show Providence County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Providence County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,205 of 2,210 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Providence 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 | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.4 | 26.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $884K | $902K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 922 | 866 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.4% | −6.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,245 | $2,383 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,787 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 288 → 281−2.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,952
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $62.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 350Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 658252 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 661The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Providence 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 Providence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 678,179+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 259,210
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,624
- Median household income
- $78,787+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,369
- Median home value
- $373,600
- Jobs located here
- 293,972
- Daytime population
- 648,043Residents 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 Providence 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 Providence 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores60
- Laundromats34
- Dry cleaners37
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Providence County, RI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 658 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Providence County. 252 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 281 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 2.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 350 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Providence County, RI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $581.9M a year, or $2,245 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 658 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $884K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 259,210 households in Providence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Providence County, RI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Providence County has 25.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $884K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Providence County would have about 661, against 658 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 922 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Providence County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Providence County at 678,179 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 259,210 households. The median household income in Providence County is $78,787 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Providence County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,205 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Providence County
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