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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Windsor County, VT
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Windsor County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #461 of 2,210 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 43
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,292 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,312
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Windsor County. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Windsor County spend about $58M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,292 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per business, 53% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Windsor County in 2023. That is one for every 2,810 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $90K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Windsor County.
Population estimates put the population change in Windsor County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Windsor County is 67 (upper middle), #461 of 2,210 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Windsor 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 | Windsor County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 21.9 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,810 | 1,447 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −26.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,292 | $2,281 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $77,594 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 433 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $90K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Windsor 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 Windsor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,312−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 25,293
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 969 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $77,594+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,025
- Median home value
- $296,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,956
- Daytime population
- 59,345Residents 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 Windsor 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 |
Other business types in Windsor 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 laundry67
- Clothing and shoe stores71
- Laundromats39
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Windsor County, VT?
Windsor County has 43 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Windsor County, VT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $58M a year, or $2,292 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,293 households in Windsor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Windsor County, VT compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Windsor County has 17.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Windsor County would have about 66, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,810 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Windsor County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Windsor County at 57,312 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,293 households. Median household income in Windsor County is $77,594, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Windsor County scores 67 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #461 of 2,210 scored counties.
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