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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Taylor County, WV

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,700 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,287
−2.4% 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

Households in Taylor County spend about $11.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,700 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.6M of household spending for each business on map listings.

Taylor County has 2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Taylor County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Taylor County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, Taylor County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Taylor 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 Taylor County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureTaylor CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.014.923.3
Spending per listing$5.6M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8041,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,700$1,698$2,055
Median household income$57,795$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Taylor 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 Taylor County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,287−2.4% since 2020
Households
6,604
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
173 sq. mi.
People per square mile
95
Median household income
$57,795+19.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,818
Median home value
$148,800
Jobs located here
3,443
Daytime population
13,310Residents 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 Taylor 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
Taylor County, WVNot scored23.0$5.6M−2.4%

Other business types in Taylor 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 Taylor County, WV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Taylor County. 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 Taylor County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $11.2M a year, or $1,700 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,604 households in Taylor County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Taylor County has 2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Taylor County would have about 13, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Taylor County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Taylor County at 16,287 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,604 households. The median household income in Taylor County is $57,795 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.0% 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. Taylor County has no market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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