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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Obion County, TN
How Obion 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 #2,077 of 2,210 scored counties
#75 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 33
- 11 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,580 a household
- Spending per listing
- $600K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,067
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Obion County is 20 (low), #2,077 of 2,210 scored counties and #75 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Obion County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 26.3 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Obion County spend about $19.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,580 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $600K of household spending for each business on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Obion County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,392 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Obion County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Obion 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 | Obion County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 22.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $600K | $818K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,392 | 1,071 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,580 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,613 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $678K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Obion 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 Obion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,067−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,527
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $54,613+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,466
- Median home value
- $133,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,524
- Daytime population
- 30,043Residents 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 |
| 75Obion County, TN | 20 | 33 | 26.3 | $600K | −2.3% | #2,077 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Obion 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 stores18
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Obion County, TN?
Obion County has 33 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Obion County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $19.8M a year, or $1,580 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $600K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,527 households in Obion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Obion County, TN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Obion County has 26.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $600K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Obion County would have about 23, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,392 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Obion County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Obion County at 30,067 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,527 households. Median household income in Obion County is $54,613, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Obion County scores 20 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,077 of 2,210 scored counties.
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