Clothing and laundry · County · Virginia
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Norfolk city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Norfolk city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,137 of 2,210 scored counties
#84 of 89 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 304
- 148 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 139
- −16.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $170.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $562K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.0
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 231,013
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Norfolk city is 17 (low), #2,137 of 2,210 scored counties and #84 of 89 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 304 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Norfolk city. 148 of them (49%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.0, 37% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Norfolk city spend about $170.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,798 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 304 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $562K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 139 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Norfolk city in 2023, down 16.8% from 2019. That is one for every 683 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $203K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Norfolk city. Population estimates show Norfolk city declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Norfolk 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 | Norfolk city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.0 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $562K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 683 | 1,045 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.8% | −14.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,798 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,109 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 167 → 139−16.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,587
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 162Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 304148 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 194The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $203K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Norfolk 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 Norfolk city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 231,013−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,965
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 53 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,385
- Median household income
- $66,109+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,610
- Median home value
- $289,900
- Jobs located here
- 130,869
- Daytime population
- 273,887Residents 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 Norfolk 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 |
| 84Norfolk city, VA | 17 | 304 | 32.0 | $562K | −2.9% | #2,137 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Norfolk 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 laundry17
- Clothing and shoe stores18
- Laundromats17
- Dry cleaners37
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Norfolk city, VA?
There are 304 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Norfolk city as of September 2026. 148 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 139 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 16.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 162 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Norfolk city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $170.8M a year, or $1,798 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 304 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $562K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 94,965 households in Norfolk city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Norfolk city, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Norfolk city has 32.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $562K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Norfolk city would have about 194, against 304 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 683 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Norfolk city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Norfolk city at 231,013 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 94,965 households. Median household income in Norfolk city is $66,109, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Norfolk city scores 17 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,137 of 2,210 scored counties.
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