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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sonoma County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sonoma County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,411 of 2,210 scored counties
#29 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 447
- 138 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 200
- −20.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $406.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,127 a household
- Spending per listing
- $909K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 486,444
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 447 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sonoma County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $2,127 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Sonoma County spend about $406.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $909K of household spending for each business on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 200 businesses with payroll in Sonoma County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 20.6% from 2019. That is one for every 955 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 258 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sonoma County.
Population estimates show Sonoma County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sonoma County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,411 of 2,210 scored counties and #29 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Sonoma 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 | Sonoma County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.4 | 28.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $909K | $746K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 955 | 884 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.6% | −11.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,127 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $104,674 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 252 → 200−20.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,168
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 258Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 447138 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 462The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sonoma 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 Sonoma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 486,444−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 190,998
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 308
- Median household income
- $104,674+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,354
- Median home value
- $815,500
- Jobs located here
- 200,159
- Daytime population
- 465,573Residents 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 |
| 29Sonoma County, CA | 42 | 447 | 23.4 | $909K | −0.4% | #1,411 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Sonoma 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores45
- Laundromats58
- Dry cleaners55
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Sonoma County, CA?
There are 447 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Sonoma County as of September 2026. 138 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 200 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 20.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 258 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sonoma County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $406.2M a year, or $2,127 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 447 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $909K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 190,998 households in Sonoma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sonoma County, CA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Sonoma County has 23.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $909K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Sonoma County would have about 462, against 447 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 955 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Sonoma County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Sonoma County at 486,444 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 190,998 households. Median household income in Sonoma County is $104,674, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Sonoma County scores 42 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,411 of 2,210 scored counties.
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