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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Mason County, WV

How Mason County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,076 of 2,210 scored counties
#12 of 32 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,584 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
3.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
75% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,707
−2.7% 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

At $1,584 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Mason County spend about $16.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.7M per business, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Mason County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Mason County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Mason County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Mason County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,076 of 2,210 scored counties and #12 of 32 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Mason 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 Mason County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMason CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.914.923.3
Spending per listing$2.7M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8041,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,584$1,698$2,055
Median household income$49,761$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score5159

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Mason 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 Mason County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,707−2.7% since 2020
Households
10,211
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
431 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$49,761+8.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,616
Median home value
$120,300
Jobs located here
5,376
Daytime population
21,537Residents 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 Mason 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
12Mason County, WV5165.9$2.7M−2.7%#1,076 of 2,210

Other business types in Mason 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 Mason County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Mason County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Mason County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $16.2M a year, or $1,584 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,211 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mason County has 5.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.7M, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Mason County would have about 18, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Mason County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Mason County at 24,707 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,211 households. The median household income in Mason County is $49,761 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.0% 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. Mason County scores 51 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,076 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 Mason County

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