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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Marin County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Marin County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,822 of 2,210 scored counties
#46 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 364
- 120 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 151
- −11.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $264.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,569 a household
- Spending per listing
- $727K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.3
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 253,694
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Marin County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,822 of 2,210 scored counties and #46 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Marin County spend about $264.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,569 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Spread across 364 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $727K per business, 17% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Marin County has 364 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 120 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 35.3 for every 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 151 businesses with payroll in Marin County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 11.2% from 2019. That is one for every 682 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Marin County. Population estimates show Marin County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Marin 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 | Marin County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.3 | 28.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $727K | $746K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 682 | 884 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.2% | −11.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,569 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $149,091 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 170 → 151−11.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,540
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 164Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 364120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 301The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Marin 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 Marin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 253,694−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 103,018
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 520 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $149,091+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $232,579
- Median home value
- $1,507,300
- Jobs located here
- 110,704
- Daytime population
- 260,594Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Marin County marked.
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 |
| 46Marin County, CA | 31 | 364 | 35.3 | $727K | −2.9% | #1,822 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Marin 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 laundry31
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats59
- Dry cleaners25
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Marin County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 364 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Marin County. 120 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 11.2% from 2019. Another 164 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Marin County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $264.6M a year, or $2,569 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 364 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $727K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 103,018 households in Marin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marin County, CA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Marin County has 35.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $727K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Marin County would have about 301, against 364 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 682 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Marin County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Marin County at 253,694 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 103,018 households. The median household income in Marin County is $149,091 a year, 85% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% 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. Marin County scores 31 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,822 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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