Clothing and laundry · County · Virginia
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chesapeake city, VA
How Chesapeake city, VA 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 #955 of 2,210 scored counties
#46 of 89 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 183
- 108 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 92
- −15.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $200.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,146 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 255,332
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 183 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chesapeake city. Of those, 108 are chain locations, or 59%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Chesapeake city comes to about $200.9M a year: $2,146 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 25% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chesapeake city in 2023, down 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,018 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 241 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chesapeake city.
Population estimates show Chesapeake city grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chesapeake city scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #955 of 2,210 scored counties and #46 of 89 scored counties in Virginia.
How Chesapeake city 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 | Chesapeake city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,018 | 1,045 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.6% | −14.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,146 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 109 → 92−15.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,083
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 241Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 183108 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 228The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chesapeake city, 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 Chesapeake city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 255,332+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 93,626
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 746
- Median household income
- $95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,762
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Jobs located here
- 110,716
- Daytime population
- 255,504Residents 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 Chesapeake city 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 |
| 46Chesapeake city, VA | 54 | 183 | 19.5 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #955 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Chesapeake city
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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores60
- Laundromats64
- Dry cleaners52
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Chesapeake city, VA?
Chesapeake city has 183 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 108 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 15.6% from 2019. Another 241 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chesapeake city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $200.9M a year, or $2,146 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 183 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesapeake city, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Chesapeake city has 19.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 228, against 183 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,018 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #955 of 2,210 scored counties.
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