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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Amherst County, VA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Amherst County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #375 of 2,210 scored counties
#25 of 89 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 13
- 6 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,747 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 94% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,962
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,747 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Amherst County spend about $22.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.7M per business, 94% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Amherst County has 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 46%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Amherst County in 2023. That is one for every 4,231 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Amherst County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Amherst County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Amherst County is 70 (upper middle), #375 of 2,210 scored counties and #25 of 89 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Amherst County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Amherst County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,231 | 1,045 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,747 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,724 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $242K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 136 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Amherst 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 Amherst County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,962+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,694
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $68,724+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,902
- Median home value
- $212,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,562
- Daytime population
- 26,580Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Amherst County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick County, VA | 96 | 17 | 4.8 | $4.5M | +8.8% | #2 of 2,210 |
| 2King George County, VA | 96 | 7 | 6.9 | $3.4M | +10.5% | #3 of 2,210 |
| 3Caroline County, VA | 93 | 5 | 4.2 | $4.8M | +11.3% | #8 of 2,210 |
| 4Orange County, VA | 93 | 12 | 8.1 | $2.6M | +10.1% | #10 of 2,210 |
| 5Rockingham County, VA | 90 | 21 | 6.4 | $3M | +6.6% | #17 of 2,210 |
| 6Clarke County, VA | 90 | 6 | 10.2 | $2.3M | +5.4% | #19 of 2,210 |
| 7Stafford County, VA | 89 | 39 | 7.5 | $3.5M | +8.3% | #22 of 2,210 |
| 8Greene County, VA | 88 | 8 | 10.0 | $2.1M | +6.6% | #34 of 2,210 |
| 9Isle of Wight County, VA | 88 | 18 | 11.4 | $1.8M | +6.7% | #39 of 2,210 |
| 10Fauquier County, VA | 87 | 30 | 11.2 | $2.3M | +4.8% | #48 of 2,210 |
| 25Amherst County, VA | 70 | 13 | 10.2 | $1.7M | +2.1% | #375 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Amherst 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 laundry70
- Clothing and shoe stores64
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Amherst County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Amherst County. 6 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Amherst County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $22.2M a year, or $1,747 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,694 households in Amherst County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amherst County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Amherst County has 10.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 94% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Amherst County would have about 25, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,231 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Amherst County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Amherst County at 31,962 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,694 households. The median household income in Amherst County is $68,724 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Amherst County scores 70 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #375 of 2,210 scored counties.
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