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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Harrison County, WV

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Harrison County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,078 of 2,210 scored counties
#28 of 32 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
78
46 chain locations (59%)
Official establishments
27
−27.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$45.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,735 a household
Spending per listing
$586K
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.6
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,221
−2.5% 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

For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Harrison County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #2,078 of 2,210 scored counties and #28 of 32 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,735 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Harrison County spend about $45.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 78 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $586K per business, 33% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Harrison County has 78 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 46 of them (59%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.6, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Harrison County in 2023, down 27.0% from 2019. That is one for every 976 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harrison County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Harrison 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 Harrison County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHarrison CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.614.923.3
Spending per listing$586K$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment9761,8041,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−27.0%−13.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,735$1,698$2,055
Median household income$60,377$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score2059

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 27−27.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
422
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
29Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7846 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County

Population, 2025 estimate
64,221−2.5% since 2020
Households
26,353
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
156
Median household income
$60,377+13.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,166
Median home value
$166,200
Jobs located here
34,505
Daytime population
72,165Residents 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 Harrison 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
28Harrison County, WV207829.6$586K−2.5%#2,078 of 2,210

Other business types in Harrison County

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

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Harrison County, WV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 78 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Harrison County. 46 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 27.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $45.7M a year, or $1,735 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $586K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,353 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Harrison County has 29.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $586K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Harrison County would have about 52, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 976 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 27.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Harrison County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Harrison County at 64,221 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,353 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $60,377 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.9% 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. Harrison County scores 20 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,078 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Harrison County

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