Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Tennessee
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #219 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 244
- 92 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 86
- −4.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $220.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,683 a household
- Spending per listing
- $903K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 314,834
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 244 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 18.6 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,683 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area spend about $220.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 244 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $903K per business, 3% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 86 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area in 2023, down 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,523 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 205 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area.
Population estimates show the Kingsport-Bristol metro area grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, the Kingsport-Bristol metro area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #219 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Kingsport-Bristol 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 | Kingsport-Bristol metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 22.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $903K | $818K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,523 | 1,071 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.7% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,683 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,792 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86−4.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 851
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 205Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24492 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 250The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Kingsport-Bristol 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 Kingsport-Bristol metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 314,834+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 130,939
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,011 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $57,792+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,119
- Median home value
- $198,400
- Jobs located here
- 120,004
- Daytime population
- 304,648Residents 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 Kingsport-Bristol 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 Kingsport-Bristol 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats39
- Dry cleaners57
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area?
The Kingsport-Bristol metro area has 244 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 92 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 86 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 4.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 205 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $220.4M a year, or $1,683 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 244 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $903K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 130,939 households in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Kingsport-Bristol metro area has 18.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $903K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Kingsport-Bristol metro area would have about 250, against 244 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,523 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kingsport-Bristol metro area at 314,834 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,939 households. Median household income in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area is $57,792, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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 Kingsport-Bristol metro area scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #219 of 387 scored metro areas.
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