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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Roane County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Roane County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #191 of 2,210 scored counties
#6 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 25
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 88% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,395
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Roane County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #191 of 2,210 scored counties and #6 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
Households in Roane County spend about $41.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,811 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 88% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 25 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Roane County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Roane County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 3,256 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Roane County grew 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Roane 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 | Roane County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 22.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $818K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,256 | 1,071 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,811 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,885 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $783K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Roane 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 Roane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,395+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,790
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 153
- Median household income
- $71,885+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,176
- Median home value
- $232,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,675
- Daytime population
- 43,901Residents 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 |
Other business types in Roane 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 laundry77
- Clothing and shoe stores76
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Roane County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Roane County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Roane County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $41.3M a year, or $1,811 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,790 households in Roane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roane County, TN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Roane County has 11.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Roane County would have about 47, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,256 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Roane County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Roane County at 57,395 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,790 households. The median household income in Roane County is $71,885 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.7% 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. Roane County scores 77 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #191 of 2,210 scored counties.
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