Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Tennessee
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Jackson, TN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Jackson, TN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #362 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 211
- 86 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- −25.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $121.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,678 a household
- Spending per listing
- $576K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.1
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 184,569
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Jackson metro area is 19 (low), #362 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Jackson metro area comes to about $121.6M a year: $1,678 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $576K of household spending for each business on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The Jackson metro area has 211 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 86 are chain locations, or 41%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 29.1 for every 10,000 households, 25% above 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 the Jackson metro area was 79 in 2023, down 25.2% from 2019. That is one for every 917 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Jackson metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jackson metro area grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Jackson metro area 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 | Jackson metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.1 | 22.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $576K | $818K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 917 | 1,071 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −25.2% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,678 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,177 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79−25.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 676
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 195Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21186 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 138The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Jackson metro area, 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 the Jackson metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 184,569+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 72,451
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,711 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $61,177+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,447
- Median home value
- $185,300
- Jobs located here
- 84,298
- Daytime population
- 188,381Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Jackson metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Knoxville, TN | 65 | 698 | 18.5 | $1M | +6.9% | #94 of 387 |
| 2Cleveland, TN | 64 | 87 | 17.4 | $994K | +6.1% | #105 of 387 |
| 3Morristown, TN | 61 | 85 | 17.7 | $952K | +7.9% | #124 of 387 |
| 4Clarksville, TN-KY | 56 | 232 | 18.6 | $943K | +8.5% | #160 of 387 |
| 5Chattanooga, TN-GA | 55 | 485 | 21.0 | $893K | +5.3% | #168 of 387 |
| 6Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 49 | 2,124 | 25.6 | $797K | +8.7% | #214 of 387 |
| 7Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 48 | 244 | 18.6 | $903K | +2.3% | #219 of 387 |
| 8Johnson City, TN | 47 | 166 | 18.7 | $902K | +4.3% | #226 of 387 |
| 9Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 24 | 1,348 | 25.8 | $709K | −0.3% | #347 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 19 | 211 | 29.1 | $576K | +2.2% | #362 of 387 |
Other business types in the Jackson metro area
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 laundry19
- Clothing and shoe stores16
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners49
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Jackson, TN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 211 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Jackson metro area. 86 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 25.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 195 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Jackson, TN metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $121.6M a year, or $1,678 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 211 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $576K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,451 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jackson, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Jackson metro area has 29.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $576K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 138, against 211 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 917 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jackson, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 184,569 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,451 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $61,177 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. The Jackson metro area scores 19 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #362 of 387 scored metro areas.
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