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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rutland County, VT

How Rutland County, VT 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #954 of 2,210 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
48
13 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
15
−34.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$53M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,095 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.0
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,653
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rutland County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 27%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 19.0 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $2,095 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Rutland County spend about $53M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 26% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Rutland County was 15 in 2023, down 34.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,688 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Rutland County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Rutland County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #954 of 2,210 scored counties and #8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.

How Rutland 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Rutland County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureRutland CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.021.923.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,6881,4471,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−34.8%−26.2%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,095$2,281$2,055
Median household income$68,616$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score5469

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 15−34.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
141
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
36Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4813 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The 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 Rutland 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 Rutland County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,653−1.4% since 2020
Households
25,321
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
931 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,636
Median home value
$229,400
Jobs located here
27,134
Daytime population
57,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Vermont

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Rutland County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Orange County, VT8697.1$3.1M+2.4%#56 of 2,210
2Franklin County, VT842412.0$1.8M+2.3%#82 of 2,210
3Orleans County, VT78108.3$2.5M+0.7%#166 of 2,210
4Caledonia County, VT751410.7$2M+0.8%#231 of 2,210
5Addison County, VT742315.4$1.5M+1.8%#273 of 2,210
6Windsor County, VT674317.0$1.3M−0.7%#461 of 2,210
7Washington County, VT585420.9$1.1M−0.2%#786 of 2,210
8Rutland County, VT544819.0$1.1M−1.4%#954 of 2,210
9Windham County, VT534321.7$998K−1.4%#1,021 of 2,210
10Lamoille County, VT473126.0$860K+1.4%#1,251 of 2,210

Other business types in Rutland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Rutland County, VT?

There are 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Rutland County as of September 2026. 13 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 34.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Rutland County, VT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $53M a year, or $2,095 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rutland County, VT compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Rutland County has 19.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Rutland County would have about 60, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,688 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 34.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #954 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Rutland County

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