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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Shelby County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Shelby County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,036 of 2,210 scored counties
#74 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 1,015
- 403 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 434
- −14.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $662.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,827 a household
- Spending per listing
- $653K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.0
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 910,226
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Shelby County is 22 (low), #2,036 of 2,210 scored counties and #74 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,015 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Shelby County. Of those, 403 are chain locations, or 40%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 28.0 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Shelby County comes to about $662.6M a year: $1,827 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $653K of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Shelby County was 434 in 2023, down 14.4% from 2019. That is one for every 836 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Shelby County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shelby County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.0 | 22.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $653K | $818K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 836 | 1,071 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.4% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,827 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,767 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 507 → 434−14.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,109
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $112.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,412Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,015403 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 753The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 910,226−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 362,741
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,221
- Median household income
- $63,767+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,646
- Median home value
- $249,100
- Jobs located here
- 497,377
- Daytime population
- 1,001,197Residents 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 |
| 74Shelby County, TN | 22 | 1,015 | 28.0 | $653K | −2.1% | #2,036 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 laundry22
- Clothing and shoe stores24
- Laundromats40
- Dry cleaners26
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Shelby County, TN?
Shelby County has 1,015 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 403 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 434 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 14.4% from 2019. Another 1,412 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Shelby County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $662.6M a year, or $1,827 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,015 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $653K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 362,741 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, TN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Shelby County has 28.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $653K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Shelby County would have about 753, against 1,015 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 836 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 910,226 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 362,741 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $63,767, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Shelby County scores 22 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,036 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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