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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Apache County, AZ

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Apache County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,256 of 2,210 scored counties
#9 of 14 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
14
3 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$29.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,377 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
72% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,445
−2.2% 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 Apache County spend about $29.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,377 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Apache County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 72% 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 Apache County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Apache County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Apache County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,256 of 2,210 scored counties and #9 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.

How Apache County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Apache County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureApache CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.617.923.3
Spending per listing$2.1M$1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3821,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,377$1,818$2,055
Median household income$41,438$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score4668

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
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
143 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 Apache 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 Apache County

Population, 2025 estimate
64,445−2.2% since 2020
Households
21,100
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
11,198 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$41,438+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,034
Median home value
$63,700
Jobs located here
14,607
Daytime population
66,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Apache County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ87875.4$3.3M+25.4%#41 of 2,210
2Gila County, AZ64218.9$1.8M+0.9%#557 of 2,210
3Mohave County, AZ6410610.4$1.5M+6.5%#560 of 2,210
4Graham County, AZ611612.6$1.3M+4.0%#672 of 2,210
5Yuma County, AZ5710212.9$1.2M+9.2%#816 of 2,210
6Maricopa County, AZ543,45420.0$963K+5.5%#971 of 2,210
7Yavapai County, AZ5319317.4$969K+6.5%#1,026 of 2,210
8Navajo County, AZ515614.0$1M+3.0%#1,098 of 2,210
9Apache County, AZ46146.6$2.1M−2.2%#1,256 of 2,210
10Pima County, AZ4674817.1$1M+2.8%#1,273 of 2,210

Other business types in Apache 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 Apache County, AZ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Apache County. 3 of them (21%) 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 Apache County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Apache County, AZ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $29.1M a year, or $1,377 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,100 households in Apache County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Apache County has 6.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Apache County would have about 33, against 14 on map listings.

How fast is Apache County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Apache County at 64,445 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,100 households. The median household income in Apache County is $41,438 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Apache County scores 46 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,256 of 2,210 scored counties.

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 Apache County

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