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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Plumas County, CA

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Plumas County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,183 of 2,210 scored counties
#17 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,708 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
95% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
58% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,583
−5.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,708 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Plumas County spend about $13.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.7M per business, 95% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Plumas County has 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.9, 58% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Plumas County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Plumas County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Plumas County is 48 (lower middle), #1,183 of 2,210 scored counties and #17 of 55 scored counties in California.

How Plumas 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 Plumas County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasurePlumas CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.928.023.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$746K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a8841,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,708$2,085$2,055
Median household income$66,031$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4825

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Plumas 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 Plumas County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,583−5.9% since 2020
Households
8,054
Median age
50.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$66,031+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,802
Median home value
$360,200
Jobs located here
5,669
Daytime population
17,759Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Plumas 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
17Plumas County, CA4889.9$1.7M−5.9%#1,183 of 2,210

Other business types in Plumas 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 Plumas County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Plumas County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Plumas County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.8M a year, or $1,708 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,054 households in Plumas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Plumas County has 9.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 95% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Plumas County would have about 16, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Plumas County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Plumas County at 18,583 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,054 households. The median household income in Plumas County is $66,031 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Plumas County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,183 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Plumas County

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