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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sumner County, TN
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sumner County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #299 of 2,210 scored counties
#14 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 118
- 38 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −25.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $160M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,036 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.0
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 215,538
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Sumner County comes to about $160M a year: $2,036 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 118 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 54% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Sumner County has 118 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 38 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.0, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sumner County in 2023, down 25.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,672 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 164 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sumner County grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Sumner County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #299 of 2,210 scored counties and #14 of 78 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sumner 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 | Sumner County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.0 | 22.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $818K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,672 | 1,071 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −25.4% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,036 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $90,301 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 47−25.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 437
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 164Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11838 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 182The 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 Sumner 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 Sumner County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 215,538+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 78,582
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 530 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 386
- Median household income
- $90,301+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,861
- Median home value
- $393,100
- Jobs located here
- 61,310
- Daytime population
- 168,009Residents 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 |
| 14Sumner County, TN | 73 | 118 | 15.0 | $1.4M | +9.2% | #299 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Sumner 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 laundry73
- Clothing and shoe stores74
- Laundromats79
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Sumner County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 118 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sumner County. 38 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 25.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 164 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sumner County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $160M a year, or $2,036 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 118 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,582 households in Sumner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sumner County, TN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Sumner County has 15.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Sumner County would have about 182, against 118 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,672 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Sumner County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sumner County at 215,538 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,582 households. The median household income in Sumner County is $90,301 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Sumner County scores 73 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #299 of 2,210 scored counties.
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