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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County, TN

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #170 of 2,210 scored counties
#4 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
18
4 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$37.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,738 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
64% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,024
+9.3% 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

For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #170 of 2,210 scored counties and #4 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 64% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Jefferson County comes to about $37.9M a year: $1,738 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $2.1M per business, 2.4 times 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 Jefferson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Jefferson County grew 9.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.322.523.3
Spending per listing$2.1M$818K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,0711,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,738$1,842$2,055
Median household income$66,114$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7844

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
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
184 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,024+9.3% since 2020
Households
21,817
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
275 sq. mi.
People per square mile
207
Median household income
$66,114+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,264
Median home value
$229,300
Jobs located here
14,077
Daytime population
47,008Residents 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 Jefferson 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

Other business types in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, TN?

Jefferson County has 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (22%) 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 Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $37.9M a year, or $1,738 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,817 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 8.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 43, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is Jefferson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 60,024 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,817 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $66,114, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 78 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #170 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 Jefferson County

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