Market rankings · California

Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in California

Markets across California ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 37,881; 12,568 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments: 15,334; −11.0% since 2019
Household spending a year: $28.2B; On clothing, shoes and related services
Listings per 10k households: 28.0; 20% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $746K; 15% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #47 of 51; Market score 25 · Lower middle

A site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings around any address in California by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 37,881 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in California. 12,568 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 28.0 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $2,085 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in California spend about $28.2B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $746K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 15,334 businesses with payroll in California classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 11.0% from 2019. That is one for every 884 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, 367 SBA-backed loans worth $153.4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in California.

Among the 50 states and DC, California ranks #47 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle). Of the 25 scored metro areas in or partly in California, the Yuba City metro area scores highest (75). Of the 10 scored small-town markets in or partly in California, the Gardnerville Ranchos area scores highest (67).

Every market in California for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in California, 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

Metro areas reaching California, ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Yuba City, CA	75	75	12.1	$1.5M	+3.3%	#32 of 387
2Stockton-Lodi, CA	75	408	16.6	$1.2M	+5.5%	#35 of 387
3Merced, CA	71	108	12.6	$1.3M	+5.1%	#51 of 387
4Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	70	1,533	17.4	$1.2M	+3.2%	#57 of 387
5San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	56	1,595	23.5	$1.1M	−0.6%	#156 of 387
6Fresno, CA	51	701	18.9	$930K	+3.2%	#201 of 387
7Bakersfield-Delano, CA	50	508	17.8	$955K	+2.3%	#203 of 387
8Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	48	3,106	21.4	$893K	+3.5%	#221 of 387
9Vallejo, CA	47	328	20.8	$982K	+0.6%	#223 of 387
10Hanford-Corcoran, CA	47	80	18.2	$919K	+1.0%	#225 of 387
11Redding, CA	46	133	18.7	$933K	−0.3%	#231 of 387
12Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	44	447	23.4	$909K	−0.4%	#248 of 387
13San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	44	4,724	27.1	$906K	−2.4%	#249 of 387
14Chico, CA	40	165	19.8	$871K	−0.5%	#269 of 387
15Modesto, CA	39	382	21.5	$847K	+0.7%	#274 of 387
16Visalia, CA	35	314	21.9	$774K	+2.4%	#293 of 387
17San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	34	3,237	27.6	$774K	−0.6%	#298 of 387
18Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	31	270	27.9	$796K	−4.7%	#312 of 387
19Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	29	833	29.7	$732K	−1.5%	#323 of 387
20San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	29	314	28.7	$705K	0.0%	#324 of 387
21Napa, CA	27	154	30.9	$717K	−3.3%	#334 of 387
22Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	25	460	30.7	$674K	−1.4%	#344 of 387
23Salinas, CA	21	418	31.5	$636K	−1.5%	#352 of 387
24Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	19	16,858	37.5	$546K	−2.6%	#363 of 387
25El Centro, CA	9	172	34.6	$451K	+1.1%	#387 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching California, ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA	67	33	15.2	$1.3M	+0.9%	#120 of 536
1Red Bluff, CA	64	26	10.5	$1.6M	−1.7%	#140 of 536
2Clearlake, CA	61	21	7.8	$2.1M	−0.6%	#165 of 536
3Sonora, CA	52	41	18.1	$990K	−4.0%	#252 of 536
4Susanville, CA	50	7	7.6	$2.1M	−13.1%	#264 of 536
5Crescent City, CA	48	11	11.6	$1.4M	−4.4%	#284 of 536
6Bishop, CA	48	12	14.9	$1.2M	−4.4%	#285 of 536
7Truckee-Grass Valley, CA	44	103	24.0	$820K	−0.4%	#320 of 536
8Ukiah, CA	28	74	21.2	$797K	−3.5%	#453 of 536
9Eureka-Arcata, CA	24	130	23.7	$690K	−3.4%	#477 of 536

Counties

Counties in California, ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA	80	14	4.9	$3.5M	+8.2%	#126 of 2,210
2San Benito County, CA	75	34	16.5	$1.3M	+8.6%	#249 of 2,210
3Yolo County, CA	71	94	12.3	$1.6M	+3.1%	#345 of 2,210
4Calaveras County, CA	70	24	13.0	$1.4M	+2.8%	#386 of 2,210
5El Dorado County, CA	68	100	13.1	$1.7M	+0.6%	#428 of 2,210
6Amador County, CA	67	26	16.2	$1.1M	+3.2%	#468 of 2,210
7Colusa County, CA	63	5	6.7	$2.6M	−0.1%	#577 of 2,210
8San Joaquin County, CA	62	408	16.6	$1.2M	+5.5%	#636 of 2,210
9Madera County, CA	61	66	14.5	$1.2M	+7.4%	#678 of 2,210
10Contra Costa County, CA	60	731	17.6	$1.3M	+0.3%	#711 of 2,210
11Merced County, CA	60	108	12.6	$1.3M	+5.1%	#713 of 2,210
12Placer County, CA	60	322	20.4	$1.1M	+8.9%	#724 of 2,210
13Tehama County, CA	59	26	10.5	$1.6M	−1.7%	#736 of 2,210
14Lake County, CA	56	21	7.8	$2.1M	−0.6%	#844 of 2,210
15Sacramento County, CA	54	1,017	17.8	$1.1M	+2.0%	#956 of 2,210
16Riverside County, CA	50	1,682	21.7	$903K	+5.0%	#1,137 of 2,210
17Plumas County, CA	48	8	9.9	$1.7M	−5.9%	#1,183 of 2,210
18Santa Clara County, CA	48	1,561	23.7	$1.1M	−0.9%	#1,192 of 2,210
19Lassen County, CA	47	7	7.6	$2.1M	−13.1%	#1,224 of 2,210
20Tuolumne County, CA	46	41	18.1	$990K	−4.0%	#1,275 of 2,210
21Alameda County, CA	45	1,367	22.9	$1.1M	−2.6%	#1,301 of 2,210
22Trinity County, CA	44	5	9.0	$1.7M	−2.3%	#1,331 of 2,210
23San Mateo County, CA	44	694	26.2	$1M	−2.5%	#1,337 of 2,210
24Sutter County, CA	44	61	18.3	$993K	−0.7%	#1,339 of 2,210
25Solano County, CA	44	328	20.8	$982K	+0.6%	#1,340 of 2,210

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Counties in California, ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Kern County, CA	43	508	17.8	$955K	+2.3%	#1,376 of 2,210
27Fresno County, CA	43	635	19.6	$901K	+2.6%	#1,379 of 2,210
28Glenn County, CA	42	11	11.2	$1.4M	−2.6%	#1,403 of 2,210
29Sonoma County, CA	42	447	23.4	$909K	−0.4%	#1,411 of 2,210
30Del Norte County, CA	41	11	11.6	$1.4M	−4.4%	#1,434 of 2,210
31Mariposa County, CA	41	12	16.0	$1.1M	−1.2%	#1,441 of 2,210
32San Bernardino County, CA	41	1,424	21.1	$881K	+1.9%	#1,458 of 2,210
33Shasta County, CA	40	133	18.7	$933K	−0.3%	#1,505 of 2,210
34Kings County, CA	40	80	18.2	$919K	+1.0%	#1,507 of 2,210
35Inyo County, CA	39	12	14.9	$1.2M	−4.4%	#1,534 of 2,210
36Stanislaus County, CA	38	382	21.5	$847K	+0.7%	#1,589 of 2,210
37Siskiyou County, CA	36	22	11.5	$1.4M	−4.5%	#1,650 of 2,210
38Butte County, CA	36	165	19.8	$871K	−0.5%	#1,661 of 2,210
39Nevada County, CA	36	103	24.0	$820K	−0.4%	#1,665 of 2,210
40San Diego County, CA	36	3,237	27.6	$774K	−0.6%	#1,669 of 2,210
41Tulare County, CA	35	314	21.9	$774K	+2.4%	#1,693 of 2,210
42Orange County, CA	33	3,381	31.2	$722K	−1.1%	#1,761 of 2,210
43San Luis Obispo County, CA	33	314	28.7	$705K	0.0%	#1,765 of 2,210
44Santa Cruz County, CA	32	270	27.9	$796K	−4.7%	#1,795 of 2,210
45Ventura County, CA	31	833	29.7	$732K	−1.5%	#1,819 of 2,210
46Marin County, CA	31	364	35.3	$727K	−2.9%	#1,822 of 2,210
47Napa County, CA	28	154	30.9	$717K	−3.3%	#1,892 of 2,210
48Santa Barbara County, CA	28	460	30.7	$674K	−1.4%	#1,895 of 2,210
49Monterey County, CA	26	418	31.5	$636K	−1.5%	#1,948 of 2,210
50San Francisco County, CA	26	1,568	43.1	$576K	−5.6%	#1,952 of 2,210
51Mono County, CA	25	17	29.6	$681K	−5.4%	#1,972 of 2,210
52Mendocino County, CA	23	74	21.2	$797K	−3.5%	#2,013 of 2,210
53Humboldt County, CA	22	130	23.7	$690K	−3.4%	#2,034 of 2,210
54Los Angeles County, CA	21	13,477	39.4	$502K	−3.0%	#2,057 of 2,210
55Imperial County, CA	13	172	34.6	$451K	+1.1%	#2,177 of 2,210
Modoc County, CA	Not scored	2	6.1	$2.5M	−2.9%
Sierra County, CA	Not scored	1	8.2	$2M	−4.0%
Alpine County, CA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−11.6%

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 California?

California has 37,881 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 12,568 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 15,334 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 11.0% from 2019. Official counts list 30,176 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in California spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $28.2B a year, or $2,085 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37,881 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $746K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,548,091 households in California and national spending patterns by income.

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

California has 28.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $746K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, California would have about 32,091, against 37,881 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 884 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

Which market in California has the highest market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Among 25 scored metro areas in or partly in California, the Yuba City metro area scores highest, at 75 (high). Among 10 scored small-town markets in or partly in California, the Gardnerville Ranchos area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 55 scored counties in California, Yuba County scores highest, at 80 (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. California scores 25 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #47 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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Clothing and shoe stores25,253 listings
Laundromats2,804 listings
Dry cleaners2,202 listings

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