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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Knox County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Knox County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,353 of 2,210 scored counties
#52 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 502
- 238 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 229
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $385M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,914 a household
- Spending per listing
- $767K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.0
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,453
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,914 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $385M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $767K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 502 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. 238 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.0, 7% 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 Knox County was 229 in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 878 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 310 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Knox County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Knox County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,353 of 2,210 scored counties and #52 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.0 | 22.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $767K | $818K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 878 | 1,071 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,914 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,222 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 237 → 229−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,842
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $52.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 310Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 502238 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 437The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,453+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 201,146
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 972
- Median household income
- $74,222+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,460
- Median home value
- $320,900
- Jobs located here
- 270,203
- Daytime population
- 541,810Residents 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 |
| 52Knox County, TN | 44 | 502 | 25.0 | $767K | +6.5% | #1,353 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Knox 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 laundry44
- Clothing and shoe stores44
- Laundromats67
- Dry cleaners66
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Knox County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 502 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Knox County. 238 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 229 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. Another 310 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Knox County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $385M a year, or $1,914 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 502 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $767K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 201,146 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, TN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Knox County has 25.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $767K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Knox County would have about 437, against 502 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 878 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 511,453 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 201,146 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,222 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Knox County scores 44 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,353 of 2,210 scored counties.
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