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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chester County, TN
How Chester County, TN 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #704 of 2,210 scored counties
#31 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,641 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 71% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,994
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chester County. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,641 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Chester County spend about $10.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each business on map listings, 71% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chester County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chester County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Chester County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #704 of 2,210 scored counties and #31 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Chester 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.
| Measure | Chester County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 22.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $818K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,071 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,641 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,341 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Chester 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 Chester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,994+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,430
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 286 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $59,341+14.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,402
- Median home value
- $164,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,037
- Daytime population
- 14,512Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudon County, TN | 88 | 25 | 10.4 | $1.9M | +15.6% | #38 of 2,210 |
| 2Fayette County, TN | 86 | 13 | 7.6 | $2.6M | +7.7% | #58 of 2,210 |
| 3Robertson County, TN | 84 | 32 | 11.3 | $1.7M | +9.9% | #86 of 2,210 |
| 4Jefferson County, TN | 78 | 18 | 8.3 | $2.1M | +9.3% | #170 of 2,210 |
| 5Cheatham County, TN | 78 | 18 | 11.1 | $1.8M | +4.1% | #173 of 2,210 |
| 6Roane County, TN | 77 | 25 | 11.0 | $1.7M | +7.0% | #191 of 2,210 |
| 7Marion County, TN | 76 | 6 | 5.1 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #199 of 2,210 |
| 8Hickman County, TN | 76 | 5 | 5.3 | $3.2M | +5.0% | #200 of 2,210 |
| 9Franklin County, TN | 74 | 14 | 8.0 | $2.1M | +6.4% | #258 of 2,210 |
| 10Polk County, TN | 74 | 6 | 8.1 | $2.1M | +5.9% | #259 of 2,210 |
| 31Chester County, TN | 60 | 7 | 10.9 | $1.5M | +3.5% | #704 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Chester 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 laundry60
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Chester County, TN?
Chester County has 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chester County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chester County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $10.6M a year, or $1,641 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,430 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chester County, TN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Chester County has 10.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 53% 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, Chester County would have about 12, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Chester County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Chester County at 17,994 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,430 households. Median household income in Chester County is $59,341, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.2%, 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. Chester County scores 60 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #704 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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