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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Humboldt County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Humboldt County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,034 of 2,210 scored counties
#53 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 130
- 26 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −37.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $89.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,633 a household
- Spending per listing
- $690K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.7
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,647
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Humboldt County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #2,034 of 2,210 scored counties and #53 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Humboldt County comes to about $89.7M a year: $1,633 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $690K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Humboldt County has 130 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 20%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 23.7 for every 10,000 households, 2% above 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 Humboldt County was 44 in 2023, down 37.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,248 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Humboldt County declined 3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Humboldt County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Humboldt County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.7 | 28.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $690K | $746K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,248 | 884 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −37.1% | −11.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,633 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,160 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70 → 44−37.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 388
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13026 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 102The 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 Humboldt 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 Humboldt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,647−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,922
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,194
- Median home value
- $446,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,178
- Daytime population
- 133,286Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| 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 |
| 53Humboldt County, CA | 22 | 130 | 23.7 | $690K | −3.4% | #2,034 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Humboldt County
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 laundry22
- Clothing and shoe stores25
- Laundromats8
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Humboldt County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 130 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Humboldt County. 26 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 37.1% from 2019. Official counts list 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Humboldt County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $89.7M a year, or $1,633 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $690K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,922 households in Humboldt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Humboldt County, CA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Humboldt County has 23.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $690K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Humboldt County would have about 102, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,248 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 37.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Humboldt County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Humboldt County at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in Humboldt County is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. Humboldt County scores 22 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,034 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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