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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Beckley, WV metro area

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Beckley, WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #236 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
66
37 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
31
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$71M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,579 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.7
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,940
−4.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Beckley metro area comes to about $71M a year: $1,579 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 22% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 66 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Beckley metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 37 are chain locations, or 56%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 14.7 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Beckley metro area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,450 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 45 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Beckley metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, the Beckley metro area has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #236 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.

How the Beckley metro area compares

The same measures for West 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Beckley, WV metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBeckley metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.714.923.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,4501,8041,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−13.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,579$1,698$2,055
Median household income$52,620$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4559

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
310.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
374
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
45Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6637 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
81The 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 the Beckley metro area, 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 the Beckley metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
109,940−4.3% since 2020
Households
44,952
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,267 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$52,620+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,721
Median home value
$129,600
Jobs located here
43,639
Daytime population
115,613Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Beckley metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV684,89620.6$1.2M+3.3%#65 of 387
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV6819716.7$1.1M+7.1%#67 of 387
Winchester, VA-WV6210919.6$1M+6.5%#118 of 387
1Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH616012.1$1.4M−3.6%#120 of 387
2Morgantown, WV5310618.5$992K+1.3%#180 of 387
3Wheeling, WV-OH509316.0$1.1M−3.6%#202 of 387
4Beckley, WV456614.7$1.1M−4.3%#236 of 387
5Charleston, WV4514816.9$999K−4.7%#237 of 387
6Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH4227418.0$951K−2.6%#253 of 387
7Parkersburg-Vienna, WV1610126.7$625K−2.3%#372 of 387

Other business types in the Beckley metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Beckley, WV metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 66 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Beckley metro area. 37 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Beckley, WV metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $71M a year, or $1,579 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,952 households in the Beckley metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Beckley, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

The Beckley metro area 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 $1.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Beckley metro area would have about 81, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,450 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Beckley, WV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Beckley metro area at 109,940 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,952 households. The median household income in the Beckley metro area is $52,620 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. The Beckley metro area scores 45 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #236 of 387 scored metro areas.

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