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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ventura County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ventura County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,819 of 2,210 scored counties
#45 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
833
362 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
407
−10.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$609.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,174 a household
Spending per listing
$732K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.7
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
830,851
−1.5% 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

Ventura County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,819 of 2,210 scored counties and #45 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Ventura County comes to about $609.4M a year: $2,174 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 833 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $732K per business, 17% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 833 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Ventura County as of September 2026. Of those, 362 are chain locations, or 43%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.7, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 407 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ventura County in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 689 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ventura County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ventura County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Ventura 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 Ventura County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureVentura CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.728.023.3
Spending per listing$732K$746K$880K
Households per official establishment6898841,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.9%−11.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,174$2,085$2,055
Median household income$109,797$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3125

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
457 → 407−10.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,644
Annual payroll, 2023
$141M
One-person businesses, 2023
554Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
833362 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
692The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ventura 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 Ventura County

Population, 2025 estimate
830,851−1.5% since 2020
Households
280,360
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,841 sq. mi.
People per square mile
455
Median household income
$109,797+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$144,867
Median home value
$822,700
Jobs located here
321,509
Daytime population
755,963Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in California for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Ventura 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
45Ventura County, CA3183329.7$732K−1.5%#1,819 of 2,210

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 833 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ventura County. 362 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 407 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 554 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $609.4M a year, or $2,174 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 833 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $732K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 280,360 households in Ventura County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ventura County has 29.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $732K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Ventura County would have about 692, against 833 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 689 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Ventura County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Ventura County at 830,851 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 280,360 households. The median household income in Ventura County is $109,797 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Ventura County scores 31 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,819 of 2,210 scored counties.

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