Groundwork

Clothing and laundry · County · Arizona

Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Maricopa County, AZ

How Maricopa County, AZ 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #971 of 2,210 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
3,454
1,543 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
1,415
−10.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.3B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,922 a household
Spending per listing
$963K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.0
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,689,558
+5.5% since 2020

See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Maricopa County

The site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Maricopa County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey 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 3,454 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Maricopa County. Of those, 1,543 are chain locations, or 45%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 20.0 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Maricopa County spend about $3.3B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,922 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3,454 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $963K per business, 9% 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 Maricopa County was 1,415 in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,223 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3,089 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 42 SBA-backed loans worth $19M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Maricopa County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Maricopa County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Maricopa County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #971 of 2,210 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.

How Maricopa 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 Maricopa County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureMaricopa CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.017.923.3
Spending per listing$963K$1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,2231,3821,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.2%−12.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,922$1,818$2,055
Median household income$89,300$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score5468

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,575 → 1,415−10.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
21,337
Annual payroll, 2023
$516.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
3,089Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3,4541,543 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3,779The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
42
Amount
$19M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
Households
1,730,696
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
496
Median household income
$89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,023
Median home value
$452,800
Jobs located here
2,317,205
Daytime population
4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Maricopa County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Maricopa County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Clothing, shoes and laundry across Arizona

Every Arizona market ranked →

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

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Clothing and laundry

Funeral services

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Maricopa County, AZ?

Maricopa County has 3,454 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 1,543 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 1,415 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019. Another 3,089 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $3.3B a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,454 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $963K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Maricopa County has 20.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $963K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 3,779, against 3,454 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,223 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #971 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maricopa County. 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.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Maricopa County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Maricopa County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Run a site report See plans
Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Screening many markets at once? Talk to us

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.