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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kern County, CA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kern County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,376 of 2,210 scored counties
#26 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 508
- 211 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 207
- −4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $485.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,704 a household
- Spending per listing
- $955K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 927,068
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,704 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Kern County spend about $485.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $955K per business, 9% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 508 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Kern County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 households, 24% below 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 Kern County was 207 in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,376 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 583 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $211K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kern County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kern County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kern County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,376 of 2,210 scored counties and #26 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Kern 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 | Kern County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 28.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $955K | $746K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,376 | 884 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.6% | −11.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,704 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $70,210 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 217 → 207−4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,352
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 583Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 508211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 551The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $211K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kern 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 Kern County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 927,068+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 284,931
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,135 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $70,210+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,147
- Median home value
- $338,300
- Jobs located here
- 302,967
- Daytime population
- 882,683Residents 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 |
| 26Kern County, CA | 43 | 508 | 17.8 | $955K | +2.3% | #1,376 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Kern 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 laundry43
- Clothing and shoe stores46
- Laundromats52
- Dry cleaners46
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Kern County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 508 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kern County. 211 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 207 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. Official counts list 583 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kern County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $485.4M a year, or $1,704 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 508 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $955K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 284,931 households in Kern County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kern County, CA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Kern County has 17.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $955K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Kern County would have about 551, against 508 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,376 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Kern County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Kern County at 927,068 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 284,931 households. The median household income in Kern County is $70,210 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Kern County scores 43 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,376 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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