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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Luis Obispo County, CA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Luis Obispo County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,765 of 2,210 scored counties
#43 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 314
- 84 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 137
- −11.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $221.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,023 a household
- Spending per listing
- $705K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.7
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 282,367
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Luis Obispo County is 33 (lower middle), #1,765 of 2,210 scored counties and #43 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 314 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Luis Obispo County. 84 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.7, 23% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in San Luis Obispo County comes to about $221.5M a year: $2,023 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $705K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 137 businesses with payroll in San Luis Obispo County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 11.0% from 2019. That is one for every 799 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $356K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in San Luis Obispo County. Population estimates show San Luis Obispo County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How San Luis Obispo 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 | San Luis Obispo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.7 | 28.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $705K | $746K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 799 | 884 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.0% | −11.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,023 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,446 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 154 → 137−11.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,477
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 170Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31484 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 252The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $356K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 282,3670.0% since 2020
- Households
- 109,503
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,301 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $97,446+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,001
- Median home value
- $824,700
- Jobs located here
- 112,621
- Daytime population
- 276,085Residents 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 San Luis Obispo 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 |
| 43San Luis Obispo County, CA | 33 | 314 | 28.7 | $705K | 0.0% | #1,765 of 2,210 |
Other business types in San Luis Obispo 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores33
- Laundromats49
- Dry cleaners56
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in San Luis Obispo County, CA?
There are 314 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in San Luis Obispo County as of September 2026. 84 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 11.0% from 2019. Another 170 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in San Luis Obispo County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $221.5M a year, or $2,023 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 314 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $705K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 109,503 households in San Luis Obispo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Luis Obispo County, CA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
San Luis Obispo County has 28.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $705K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, San Luis Obispo County would have about 252, against 314 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 799 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is San Luis Obispo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Luis Obispo County at 282,367 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 109,503 households. Median household income in San Luis Obispo County is $97,446, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. San Luis Obispo County scores 33 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,765 of 2,210 scored counties.
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