Clothing and laundry · County · Virginia
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Richmond city, VA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Richmond city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,483 of 2,210 scored counties
#64 of 89 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 274
- 65 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 92
- −22.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $192.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,844 a household
- Spending per listing
- $702K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 237,257
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Richmond city comes to about $192.3M a year: $1,844 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 274 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $702K per business, 20% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Richmond city has 274 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 26.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Richmond city in 2023, down 22.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,134 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 195 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Richmond city.
Population estimates show Richmond city grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Richmond city has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,483 of 2,210 scored counties and #64 of 89 scored counties in Virginia.
How Richmond 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 | Richmond city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $702K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,134 | 1,045 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.0% | −14.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,844 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,587 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 118 → 92−22.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 746
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 195Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27465 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 219The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Richmond 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 Richmond city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 237,257+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 104,321
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 60 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,827
- Median household income
- $64,587+36.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,266
- Median home value
- $353,000
- Jobs located here
- 174,706
- Daytime population
- 296,295Residents 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 |
| 64Richmond city, VA | 41 | 274 | 26.3 | $702K | +4.6% | #1,483 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Richmond 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores45
- Laundromats46
- Dry cleaners39
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Richmond city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 274 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Richmond city. 65 of them (24%) 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 22.0% from 2019. Official counts list 195 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Richmond city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $192.3M a year, or $1,844 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 274 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $702K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 104,321 households in Richmond city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond city, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Richmond city has 26.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $702K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Richmond city would have about 219, against 274 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,134 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Richmond city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Richmond city at 237,257 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,321 households. The median household income in Richmond city is $64,587 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.7% 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. Richmond city scores 41 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,483 of 2,210 scored counties.
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