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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,188 of 2,210 scored counties
#58 of 89 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 32
- 6 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,737 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,898
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Washington County spend about $38.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,737 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 36% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 32 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 14.5 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washington County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,474 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washington County.
Population estimates show Washington County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,188 of 2,210 scored counties and #58 of 89 scored counties in Virginia.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,474 | 1,045 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,737 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,552 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 326 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,8980.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,112
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $64,552+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,626
- Median home value
- $214,000
- Jobs located here
- 20,447
- Daytime population
- 52,685Residents 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 Washington County 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 |
| 58Washington County, VA | 48 | 32 | 14.5 | $1.2M | 0.0% | #1,188 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Washington 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores44
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Washington County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington County. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $38.4M a year, or $1,737 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,112 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Washington County has 14.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 44, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,474 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 53,898 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,112 households. The median household income in Washington County is $64,552 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Washington County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,188 of 2,210 scored counties.
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