Clothing and laundry · County · Virginia
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Danville city, VA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Danville city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 5 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,206 of 2,210 scored counties
#89 of 89 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 79
- 38 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −20.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,530 a household
- Spending per listing
- $369K
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.4
- 78% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,647
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Danville city scores 5 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #2,206 of 2,210 scored counties and #89 of 89 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 79 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Danville city. 38 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 41.4 for every 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,530 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Danville city spend about $29.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $369K per business, 58% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Danville city was 38 in 2023, down 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 502 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Danville city from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Danville 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 | Danville city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.4 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $369K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 502 | 1,045 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.8% | −14.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,530 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $44,423 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 5 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 38−20.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 413
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7938 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Danville 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 Danville city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,647−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,066
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 43 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 986
- Median household income
- $44,423+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,871
- Median home value
- $119,100
- Jobs located here
- 24,865
- Daytime population
- 50,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 89Danville city, VA | 5 | 79 | 41.4 | $369K | −2.2% | #2,206 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Danville 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 laundry5
- Clothing and shoe stores6
- Laundromats5
- Dry cleaners4
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Danville city, VA?
Danville city has 79 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 38 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 20.8% from 2019. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Danville city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $29.2M a year, or $1,530 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $369K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,066 households in Danville city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Danville city, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Danville city has 41.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $369K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Danville city would have about 33, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 502 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Danville city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Danville city at 41,647 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,066 households. Median household income in Danville city is $44,423, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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. Danville city scores 5 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (very low), #2,206 of 2,210 scored counties.
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