Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Tennessee
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area
How the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #214 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 2,124
- 934 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 903
- −4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $797K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.6
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,197,416
- +8.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area spend about $1.7B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,042 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $797K of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area has 2,124 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 25.6 per 10,000 households, 10% 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 the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area was 903 in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 918 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,709 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #214 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin 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 | Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.6 | 22.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $797K | $818K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 918 | 1,071 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.6% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,042 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $85,447 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 903−4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 10,912
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $262.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,709Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,124934 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,924The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $6.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin 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 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,197,416+8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 829,134
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,302 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 330
- Median household income
- $85,447
- Average household income
- $117,563
- Median home value
- $409,600
- Jobs located here
- 1,132,736
- Daytime population
- 2,203,082Residents 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 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin 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 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin 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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores48
- Laundromats78
- Dry cleaners62
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,124 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area. 934 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 903 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,709 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.7B a year, or $2,042 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,124 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $797K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 829,134 households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area has 25.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $797K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area would have about 1,924, against 2,124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 918 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area at 2,197,416 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 829,134 households. The median household income in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area is $85,447 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area scores 49 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #214 of 387 scored metro areas.
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