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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lewis County, TN

How Lewis 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,416 of 2,210 scored counties
#55 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
10
4 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,602 a household
Spending per listing
$863K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.6
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,487
+7.0% 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

Households in Lewis County spend about $8.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,602 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $863K per business, 2% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 10 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Lewis County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 18.6 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Lewis County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lewis County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lewis County is 42 (lower middle), #1,416 of 2,210 scored counties and #55 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Lewis 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 Lewis County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.622.523.3
Spending per listing$863K$818K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,0711,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,602$1,842$2,055
Median household income$56,285$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4244

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
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
104 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,487+7.0% since 2020
Households
5,387
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
282 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$56,285+51.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,653
Median home value
$173,400
Jobs located here
3,060
Daytime population
10,974Residents 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 Lewis 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
55Lewis County, TN421018.6$863K+7.0%#1,416 of 2,210

Other business types in Lewis 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 Lewis County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lewis County. 4 of them (40%) 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 Lewis County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.6M a year, or $1,602 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $863K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,387 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lewis County 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 $863K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $880K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending.

How fast is Lewis County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 13,487 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,387 households. The median household income in Lewis County is $56,285 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.0% 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. Lewis County scores 42 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,416 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 Lewis County

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