Groundwork

Clothing and laundry · County · California

Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Mariposa County, CA

How Mariposa County, CA 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,441 of 2,210 scored counties
#31 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,702 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.0
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,918
−1.2% since 2020

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

Households in Mariposa County spend about $12.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,702 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 21% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Mariposa County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 16.0 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Mariposa County in 2023. That is one for every 1,502 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Mariposa County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Mariposa County is 41 (lower middle), #1,441 of 2,210 scored counties and #31 of 55 scored counties in California.

How Mariposa 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Mariposa County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureMariposa CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.028.023.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$746K$880K
Households per official establishment1,5028841,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,702$2,085$2,055
Median household income$68,412$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4125

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$392K
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Mariposa 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 Mariposa County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,918−1.2% since 2020
Households
7,508
Median age
51.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,449 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$68,412+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,438
Median home value
$387,900
Jobs located here
5,459
Daytime population
13,699Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Mariposa 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 Mariposa 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 California

Every California market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in California for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Mariposa County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA80144.9$3.5M+8.2%#126 of 2,210
2San Benito County, CA753416.5$1.3M+8.6%#249 of 2,210
3Yolo County, CA719412.3$1.6M+3.1%#345 of 2,210
4Calaveras County, CA702413.0$1.4M+2.8%#386 of 2,210
5El Dorado County, CA6810013.1$1.7M+0.6%#428 of 2,210
6Amador County, CA672616.2$1.1M+3.2%#468 of 2,210
7Colusa County, CA6356.7$2.6M−0.1%#577 of 2,210
8San Joaquin County, CA6240816.6$1.2M+5.5%#636 of 2,210
9Madera County, CA616614.5$1.2M+7.4%#678 of 2,210
10Contra Costa County, CA6073117.6$1.3M+0.3%#711 of 2,210
31Mariposa County, CA411216.0$1.1M−1.2%#1,441 of 2,210

Other business types in Mariposa County

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

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Mariposa County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Mariposa County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Mariposa County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $12.8M a year, or $1,702 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,508 households in Mariposa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mariposa County has 16.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Mariposa County would have about 15, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,502 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Mariposa County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Mariposa County at 16,918 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,508 households. The median household income in Mariposa County is $68,412 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Mariposa County scores 41 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,441 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mariposa 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 Mariposa County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Mariposa 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 Mariposa County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

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.