Market rankings · Alaska
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Alaska
Markets across Alaska ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 525
- 160 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 219
- −2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $529.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #25 of 51
- Market score 53 · Upper middle
A site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 525 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Alaska. 160 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 19.4 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Alaska comes to about $529.7M a year: $1,958 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per business, 15% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Alaska was 219 in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,235 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Alaska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #25 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest (66). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest (39).
Every market in Alaska for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fairbanks-College, AK | 66 | 44 | 12.1 | $1.6M | −1.4% | #82 of 387 |
| 2Anchorage, AK | 56 | 306 | 20.6 | $989K | +1.9% | #158 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juneau, AK | 39 | 49 | 37.2 | $546K | −1.8% | #376 of 536 |
| 2Ketchikan, AK | 22 | 34 | 59.3 | $320K | −2.6% | #499 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 81 | 48 | 12.0 | $1.6M | +10.4% | #124 of 2,210 |
| 2Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 57 | 44 | 12.1 | $1.6M | −1.4% | #798 of 2,210 |
| 3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 56 | 46 | 18.9 | $968K | +5.1% | #881 of 2,210 |
| 4Anchorage Municipality, AK | 38 | 258 | 23.8 | $874K | −1.3% | #1,587 of 2,210 |
| 5Juneau City and Borough, AK | 35 | 49 | 37.2 | $546K | −1.8% | #1,716 of 2,210 |
| 6Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 19 | 34 | 59.3 | $320K | −2.6% | #2,101 of 2,210 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $8.5M | −1.5% | |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $4.2M | −5.0% | |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $4.8M | −3.8% | |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 3.6 | $5.1M | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 9 | 26.2 | $735K | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 5.5 | $3.4M | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 4.0 | $4.1M | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 3.5 | $5.5M | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 4 | 16.5 | $956K | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 14.6 | $1.2M | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 2 | 16.6 | $1M | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 10.2 | $1.6M | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 3 | 33.3 | $531K | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 16 | 355.6 | $53K | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 34.4 | $569K | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Alaska?
Alaska has 525 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 160 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 219 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. Official counts list 307 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alaska spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $529.7M a year, or $1,958 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 525 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Alaska has 19.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Alaska would have about 602, against 525 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,235 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest, at 39 (lower middle). Among 6 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 81 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alaska scores 53 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #25 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Related business types in Alaska
- Clothing and shoe stores338 listings
- Laundromats40 listings
- Dry cleaners16 listings
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