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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Merced County, CA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Merced County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #713 of 2,210 scored counties
#11 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 108
- 50 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- −13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,635 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 297,260
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Merced County spend about $140.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,635 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 48% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 108 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Merced County as of September 2026. 50 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in Merced County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,151 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 122 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Merced County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Merced County is 60 (upper middle), #713 of 2,210 scored counties and #11 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Merced 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 | Merced County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 28.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $746K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,151 | 884 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.0% | −11.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,635 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,510 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 40−13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 652
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 122Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10850 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 160The 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 Merced 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 Merced County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 297,260+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 86,055
- Median age
- 32.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,938 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 150
- Median household income
- $65,510+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,781
- Median home value
- $391,800
- Jobs located here
- 77,775
- Daytime population
- 255,124Residents 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 |
| 11Merced County, CA | 60 | 108 | 12.6 | $1.3M | +5.1% | #713 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Merced 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 laundry60
- Clothing and shoe stores61
- Laundromats40
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Merced County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 108 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Merced County. 50 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 122 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Merced County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $140.7M a year, or $1,635 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 108 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,055 households in Merced County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Merced County, CA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Merced County has 12.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Merced County would have about 160, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,151 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Merced County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Merced County at 297,260 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,055 households. The median household income in Merced County is $65,510 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Merced County scores 60 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #713 of 2,210 scored counties.
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