Clothing and laundry · County · Virginia
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Waynesboro city, VA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Waynesboro city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,064 of 2,210 scored counties
#55 of 89 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 17
- 5 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,691 a household
- Spending per listing
- $979K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,951
- +7.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Waynesboro city. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 29%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 17.3 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Waynesboro city spend about $16.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,691 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $979K per business, 11% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Waynesboro city was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,640 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Waynesboro city from 2020 to 2025 at +7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Waynesboro city is 52 (upper middle), #1,064 of 2,210 scored counties and #55 of 89 scored counties in Virginia.
How Waynesboro 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 | Waynesboro city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $979K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,640 | 1,045 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,691 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,994 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 181
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 175 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,951+7.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,841
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 15 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,526
- Median household income
- $59,994+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,683
- Median home value
- $245,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,308
- Daytime population
- 22,067Residents 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 Waynesboro 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 |
| 55Waynesboro city, VA | 52 | 17 | 17.3 | $979K | +7.5% | #1,064 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Waynesboro 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 laundry52
- Clothing and shoe stores62
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Waynesboro city, VA?
Waynesboro city has 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Waynesboro city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.6M a year, or $1,691 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $979K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,841 households in Waynesboro city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waynesboro city, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Waynesboro city has 17.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $979K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Waynesboro city would have about 19, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,640 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Waynesboro city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Waynesboro city at 23,951 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,841 households. Median household income in Waynesboro city is $59,994, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Waynesboro city scores 52 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,064 of 2,210 scored counties.
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