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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bradley County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,029 of 2,210 scored counties
#44 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
81
31 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
22
−35.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$73.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,731 a household
Spending per listing
$910K
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.0
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,465
+6.1% 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

Households in Bradley County spend about $73.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,731 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $910K per business, 3% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Bradley County has 81 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 19.0 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Bradley County was 22 in 2023, down 35.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,936 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 82 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bradley County grew 6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Bradley County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #1,029 of 2,210 scored counties and #44 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Bradley County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Bradley County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureBradley CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.022.523.3
Spending per listing$910K$818K$880K
Households per official establishment1,9361,0711,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−35.3%−8.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,731$1,842$2,055
Median household income$66,552$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5344

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 22−35.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
282
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
82Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8131 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
84The 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 Bradley 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 Bradley County

Population, 2025 estimate
115,465+6.1% since 2020
Households
42,596
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
338
Median household income
$66,552+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,706
Median home value
$261,900
Jobs located here
42,670
Daytime population
105,258Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Loudon County, TN882510.4$1.9M+15.6%#38 of 2,210
2Fayette County, TN86137.6$2.6M+7.7%#58 of 2,210
3Robertson County, TN843211.3$1.7M+9.9%#86 of 2,210
4Jefferson County, TN78188.3$2.1M+9.3%#170 of 2,210
5Cheatham County, TN781811.1$1.8M+4.1%#173 of 2,210
6Roane County, TN772511.0$1.7M+7.0%#191 of 2,210
7Marion County, TN7665.1$3.3M+3.2%#199 of 2,210
8Hickman County, TN7655.3$3.2M+5.0%#200 of 2,210
9Franklin County, TN74148.0$2.1M+6.4%#258 of 2,210
10Polk County, TN7468.1$2.1M+5.9%#259 of 2,210
44Bradley County, TN538119.0$910K+6.1%#1,029 of 2,210

Other business types in Bradley 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 Bradley County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bradley County. 31 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 35.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 82 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bradley County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $73.7M a year, or $1,731 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $910K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 42,596 households in Bradley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bradley County has 19.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $910K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Bradley County would have about 84, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,936 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 35.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Bradley County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Bradley County at 115,465 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,596 households. The median household income in Bradley County is $66,552 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Bradley County scores 53 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,029 of 2,210 scored counties.

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