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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Berkeley County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Berkeley County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 87 out of 100: High

Ranked #47 of 2,210 scored counties
#1 of 32 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
41
20 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$96.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,892 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
66% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
139,522
+13.7% 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

Berkeley County scores 87 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #47 of 2,210 scored counties and #1 of 32 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Berkeley County. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 49%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 66% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,892 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Berkeley County spend about $96.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.4M per business, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Berkeley County in 2023. That is one for every 3,401 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Berkeley County from 2020 to 2025 at +13.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Berkeley County 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 Berkeley County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBerkeley CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.014.923.3
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment3,4011,8041,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.7%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,892$1,698$2,055
Median household income$80,815$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score8759

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 15
Employees, 2023
195
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
52Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
110The 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 Berkeley 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 Berkeley County

Population, 2025 estimate
139,522+13.7% since 2020
Households
51,021
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
321 sq. mi.
People per square mile
403
Median household income
$80,815+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,580
Median home value
$266,300
Jobs located here
38,190
Daytime population
104,443Residents 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 counties in West Virginia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Berkeley County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV87418.0$2.4M+13.7%#47 of 2,210
2Jefferson County, WV832912.7$1.7M+9.2%#100 of 2,210
3Putnam County, WV77198.2$2.4M−1.0%#181 of 2,210
4Hampshire County, WV7366.9$2.5M+4.4%#281 of 2,210
5Mineral County, WV6376.3$2.7M−0.4%#576 of 2,210
6Marion County, WV632711.6$1.5M−1.2%#587 of 2,210
7Preston County, WV6164.7$3.6M−0.6%#647 of 2,210
8Hancock County, WV581310.1$1.7M−4.5%#772 of 2,210
9Marshall County, WV5586.4$2.6M−4.4%#894 of 2,210
10Fayette County, WV53159.4$1.7M−5.6%#985 of 2,210

Other business types in Berkeley County

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 Berkeley County, WV?

There are 41 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Berkeley County as of September 2026. 20 of them (49%) 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 52 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Berkeley County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $96.6M a year, or $1,892 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,021 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Berkeley County, WV compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Berkeley County has 8.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.4M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Berkeley County would have about 110, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,401 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Berkeley County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Berkeley County at 139,522 people in 2025, up 13.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,021 households. Median household income in Berkeley County is $80,815, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Berkeley County scores 87 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #47 of 2,210 scored counties.

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