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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Madison County, TN
How Madison 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 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,084 of 2,210 scored counties
#76 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 151
- 75 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- −26.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $67.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,687 a household
- Spending per listing
- $449K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.6
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 100,790
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #2,084 of 2,210 scored counties and #76 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 151 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Madison County. Of those, 75 are chain locations, or 50%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 37.6 per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Madison County comes to about $67.8M a year: $1,687 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $449K of household spending for each business on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Madison County in 2023, down 26.0% from 2019. That is one for every 704 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 Madison County. Population estimates show Madison County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.6 | 22.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $449K | $818K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 704 | 1,071 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −26.0% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,687 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,042 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 77 → 57−26.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 581
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15175 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The 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 Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 100,790+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,153
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 178
- Median household income
- $60,042+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,863
- Median home value
- $211,800
- Jobs located here
- 61,474
- Daytime population
- 118,262Residents 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 |
| 76Madison County, TN | 20 | 151 | 37.6 | $449K | +2.0% | #2,084 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Madison 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 laundry20
- Clothing and shoe stores19
- Laundromats32
- Dry cleaners28
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Madison County, TN?
Madison County has 151 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 75 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 26.0% from 2019. Another 113 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Madison County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $67.8M a year, or $1,687 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $449K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,153 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, TN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Madison County has 37.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $449K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Madison County would have about 77, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 704 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 26.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 100,790 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,153 households. Median household income in Madison County is $60,042, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Madison County scores 20 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,084 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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