Clothing and laundry · County · West Virginia
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kanawha County, WV
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kanawha County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,812 of 2,210 scored counties
#22 of 32 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 142
- 68 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- −26.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $130.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,710 a household
- Spending per listing
- $921K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,381
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kanawha County is 31 (lower middle), #1,812 of 2,210 scored counties and #22 of 32 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Kanawha County spend about $130.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,710 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $921K per business, 5% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 142 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Kanawha County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 18.6 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 57 businesses with payroll in Kanawha County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,341 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kanawha County. Population estimates put the population change in Kanawha County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kanawha 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 | Kanawha County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 14.9 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $921K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,341 | 1,804 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −26.9% | −13.7% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,710 | $1,698 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,943 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78 → 57−26.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 661
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 73Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14268 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 149The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kanawha 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 Kanawha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,381−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 76,459
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 196
- Median household income
- $60,943+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,041
- Median home value
- $147,300
- Jobs located here
- 104,812
- Daytime population
- 206,412Residents 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 Kanawha 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 |
| 22Kanawha County, WV | 31 | 142 | 18.6 | $921K | −4.3% | #1,812 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Kanawha 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 laundry31
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners49
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Kanawha County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 142 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kanawha County. 68 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 26.9% from 2019. Another 73 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kanawha County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $130.8M a year, or $1,710 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 142 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $921K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kanawha County, WV compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Kanawha County has 18.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $921K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 149, against 142 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,341 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Kanawha County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Kanawha County at 172,381 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,459 households. The median household income in Kanawha County is $60,943 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Kanawha County scores 31 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,812 of 2,210 scored counties.
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