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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chittenden County, VT
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chittenden County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,473 of 2,210 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 231
- 72 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 77
- −23.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $177.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,488 a household
- Spending per listing
- $770K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.3
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 231 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chittenden County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 32.3 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Chittenden County comes to about $177.8M a year: $2,488 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 231 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $770K per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 77 businesses with payroll in Chittenden County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 23.0% from 2019. That is one for every 928 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 117 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $575K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chittenden County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chittenden County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chittenden County is 41 (lower middle), #1,473 of 2,210 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Chittenden County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.3 | 21.9 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $770K | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 928 | 1,447 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −23.0% | −26.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,488 | $2,281 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 100 → 77−23.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 802
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 117Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 202The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $575K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chittenden 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 Chittenden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,115+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 71,456
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 537 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,699
- Median home value
- $439,200
- Jobs located here
- 103,357
- Daytime population
- 189,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Chittenden County marked.
Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 86 | 9 | 7.1 | $3.1M | +2.4% | #56 of 2,210 |
| 2Franklin County, VT | 84 | 24 | 12.0 | $1.8M | +2.3% | #82 of 2,210 |
| 3Orleans County, VT | 78 | 10 | 8.3 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #166 of 2,210 |
| 4Caledonia County, VT | 75 | 14 | 10.7 | $2M | +0.8% | #231 of 2,210 |
| 5Addison County, VT | 74 | 23 | 15.4 | $1.5M | +1.8% | #273 of 2,210 |
| 6Windsor County, VT | 67 | 43 | 17.0 | $1.3M | −0.7% | #461 of 2,210 |
| 7Washington County, VT | 58 | 54 | 20.9 | $1.1M | −0.2% | #786 of 2,210 |
| 8Rutland County, VT | 54 | 48 | 19.0 | $1.1M | −1.4% | #954 of 2,210 |
| 9Windham County, VT | 53 | 43 | 21.7 | $998K | −1.4% | #1,021 of 2,210 |
| 10Lamoille County, VT | 47 | 31 | 26.0 | $860K | +1.4% | #1,251 of 2,210 |
| 11Chittenden County, VT | 41 | 231 | 32.3 | $770K | +0.4% | #1,473 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Chittenden 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores44
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Chittenden County, VT?
There are 231 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Chittenden County as of September 2026. 72 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 23.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 117 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $177.8M a year, or $2,488 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 231 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $770K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Chittenden County has 32.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $770K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 202, against 231 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 928 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Chittenden County scores 41 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,473 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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