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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #100 of 2,210 scored counties
#2 of 32 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 29
- 7 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $49.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,156 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 93% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,102
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Jefferson County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #100 of 2,210 scored counties and #2 of 32 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
Households in Jefferson County spend about $49.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,156 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per business, 93% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Jefferson County has 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.7, 45% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,534 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $264K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jefferson County. Population estimates show Jefferson County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 14.9 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,534 | 1,804 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.7% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,156 | $1,698 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $98,806 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $973K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 297 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $264K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,102+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 22,804
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $98,806+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,421
- Median home value
- $350,800
- Jobs located here
- 17,187
- Daytime population
- 48,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Jefferson County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 87 | 41 | 8.0 | $2.4M | +13.7% | #47 of 2,210 |
| 2Jefferson County, WV | 83 | 29 | 12.7 | $1.7M | +9.2% | #100 of 2,210 |
| 3Putnam County, WV | 77 | 19 | 8.2 | $2.4M | −1.0% | #181 of 2,210 |
| 4Hampshire County, WV | 73 | 6 | 6.9 | $2.5M | +4.4% | #281 of 2,210 |
| 5Mineral County, WV | 63 | 7 | 6.3 | $2.7M | −0.4% | #576 of 2,210 |
| 6Marion County, WV | 63 | 27 | 11.6 | $1.5M | −1.2% | #587 of 2,210 |
| 7Preston County, WV | 61 | 6 | 4.7 | $3.6M | −0.6% | #647 of 2,210 |
| 8Hancock County, WV | 58 | 13 | 10.1 | $1.7M | −4.5% | #772 of 2,210 |
| 9Marshall County, WV | 55 | 8 | 6.4 | $2.6M | −4.4% | #894 of 2,210 |
| 10Fayette County, WV | 53 | 15 | 9.4 | $1.7M | −5.6% | #985 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 laundry83
- Clothing and shoe stores94
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Jefferson County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County. 7 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Jefferson County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $49.2M a year, or $2,156 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,804 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, WV compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Jefferson County has 12.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 56, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,534 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 63,102 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,804 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $98,806 a year, 22% above 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. Jefferson County scores 83 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #100 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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