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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sitka City and Borough, AK

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sitka City and Borough, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
9
4 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,923 a household
Spending per listing
$735K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.2
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,319
−1.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sitka City and Borough. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 26.2 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Sitka City and Borough spend about $6.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,923 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $735K of household spending for each business on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sitka City and Borough was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 688 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $875K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sitka City and Borough.

Population estimates put the population change in Sitka City and Borough from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Sitka City and 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Sitka City and Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureSitka City and BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.219.423.3
Spending per listing$735K$1M$880K
Households per official establishment6881,2351,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.2%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,923$1,958$2,055
Median household income$101,727$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 5
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
94 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$875K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sitka City and 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 Sitka City and Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
8,319−1.3% since 2020
Households
3,440
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,870 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$101,727
Average household income
$110,277
Median home value
$450,300
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Sitka City and Borough marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK814812.0$1.6M+10.4%#124 of 2,210
2Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK574412.1$1.6M−1.4%#798 of 2,210
3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK564618.9$968K+5.1%#881 of 2,210
4Anchorage Municipality, AK3825823.8$874K−1.3%#1,587 of 2,210
5Juneau City and Borough, AK354937.2$546K−1.8%#1,716 of 2,210
6Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK193459.3$320K−2.6%#2,101 of 2,210
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored926.2$735K−1.3%

Other business types in Sitka City and Borough

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Sitka City and Borough, AK?

There are 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Sitka City and Borough as of September 2026. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Sitka City and Borough, AK spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $6.6M a year, or $1,923 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $735K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,440 households in Sitka City and Borough and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sitka City and Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Sitka City and Borough has 26.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $735K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Sitka City and Borough would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 688 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Sitka City and Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Sitka City and Borough at 8,319 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,440 households. Median household income in Sitka City and Borough is $101,727, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Sitka City and Borough

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