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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Augusta County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Augusta County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #186 of 2,210 scored counties
#19 of 89 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 32
- 15 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,859 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,940
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Augusta County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #186 of 2,210 scored counties and #19 of 89 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Augusta County. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 56% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Augusta County spend about $57.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,859 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per business, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Augusta County in 2023. That is one for every 10,361 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Augusta County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Augusta 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 | Augusta County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 10,361 | 1,045 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,859 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $82,049 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3215 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Augusta 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 Augusta County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,940+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 31,083
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 967 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $82,049+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,971
- Median home value
- $306,100
- Jobs located here
- 29,683
- Daytime population
- 69,743Residents 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 Augusta 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 |
| 19Augusta County, VA | 77 | 32 | 10.3 | $1.8M | +1.8% | #186 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Augusta 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 laundry77
- Clothing and shoe stores77
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Augusta County, VA?
Augusta County has 32 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (47%) 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. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Augusta County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $57.8M a year, or $1,859 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,083 households in Augusta County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Augusta County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Augusta County has 10.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.8M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Augusta County would have about 66, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,361 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Augusta County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Augusta County at 78,940 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,083 households. Median household income in Augusta County is $82,049, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Augusta County scores 77 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #186 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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