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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Middlesex County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Middlesex County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #749 of 2,210 scored counties
#40 of 89 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,841
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Middlesex County spend about $8.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,846 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per business, 43% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Middlesex County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.7, 37% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Middlesex County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Middlesex County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Middlesex County is 59 (upper middle), #749 of 2,210 scored counties and #40 of 89 scored counties in Virginia.
How Middlesex 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 | Middlesex County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $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 | +2.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,846 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,060 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 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
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,841+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,772
- Median age
- 53.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 130 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $75,060+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,353
- Median home value
- $352,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,164
- Daytime population
- 8,640Residents 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 |
| 40Middlesex County, VA | 59 | 7 | 14.7 | $1.3M | +2.2% | #749 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Middlesex 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 laundry59
- Clothing and shoe stores48
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Middlesex County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Middlesex County. None of them 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 Middlesex County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Middlesex County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $8.8M a year, or $1,846 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,772 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Middlesex County has 14.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Middlesex County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 10,841 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,772 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $75,060 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Middlesex County scores 59 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #749 of 2,210 scored counties.
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