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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
How Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #798 of 2,210 scored counties
#2 of 6 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 44
- 15 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $69.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 79% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,972
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fairbanks North Star Borough spend about $69.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,907 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per business, 79% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 44 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 34%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 12.1 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Fairbanks North Star Borough was 24 in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,515 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Fairbanks North Star Borough declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #798 of 2,210 scored counties and #2 of 6 scored counties in Alaska.
How Fairbanks North Star Borough compares
The same measures for Alaska 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 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,515 | 1,235 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | −2.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,907 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $88,267 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 24−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 214
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4415 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough, 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,972−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,359
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 7,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $88,267+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,548
- Median home value
- $298,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Fairbanks North Star Borough marked.
Top counties in Alaska
| 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 |
Other business types in Fairbanks North Star Borough
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 laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores62
- Laundromats40
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fairbanks North Star Borough. 15 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $69.3M a year, or $1,907 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,359 households in Fairbanks North Star Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Fairbanks North Star Borough has 12.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.6M, 79% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Fairbanks North Star Borough would have about 79, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,515 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Fairbanks North Star Borough at 93,972 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,359 households. The median household income in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $88,267 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% 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. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 57 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #798 of 2,210 scored counties.
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