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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Emporia city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Emporia city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 16
- 5 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,603 a household
- Spending per listing
- $216K
- 75% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 74.2
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,447
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,603 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Emporia city spend about $3.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $216K of household spending for each business on map listings, 75% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Emporia city as of September 2026. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 74.2, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Emporia city, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Emporia city declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Emporia 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 | Emporia city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 74.2 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $216K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,045 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,603 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $51,899 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Emporia 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 Emporia city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,447−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 2,157
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 38%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 7 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 837
- Median household income
- $51,899
- Average household income
- $71,067
- Median home value
- $148,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,395
- Daytime population
- 7,108Residents 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 |
| Emporia city, VA | Not scored | 16 | 74.2 | $216K | −4.4% |
Other business types in Emporia city
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry
- Clothing and shoe stores
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Emporia city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Emporia city. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Emporia city: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Emporia city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $3.5M a year, or $1,603 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $216K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,157 households in Emporia city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Emporia city, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Emporia city has 74.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $216K, 75% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Emporia city would have about 4, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Emporia city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Emporia city at 5,447 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,157 households. The median household income in Emporia city is $51,899 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
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