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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Douglas County, CO
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Douglas County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #757 of 2,210 scored counties
#8 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 328
- 198 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 191
- −16.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $355.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,543 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,396
- +10.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 328 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Douglas County. Of those, 198 are chain locations, or 60%, 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 $2,543 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $355.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.1M per business, 23% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 191 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Douglas County in 2023, down 16.2% from 2019. That is one for every 733 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 302 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $652K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Douglas County.
Population estimates show Douglas County grew 10.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #757 of 2,210 scored counties and #8 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Douglas County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Douglas County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.4 | 21.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $957K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 733 | 1,056 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.2% | −9.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,543 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $149,594 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 228 → 191−16.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,946
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $73.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 302Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 328198 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 404The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $652K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,396+10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 139,960
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 840 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $149,594+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $183,544
- Median home value
- $713,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,461
- Daytime population
- 321,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Douglas County marked.
Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 95 | 10 | 10.0 | $2.4M | +16.5% | #4 of 2,210 |
| 2Park County, CO | 83 | 5 | 5.6 | $3.6M | +5.1% | #88 of 2,210 |
| 3Weld County, CO | 81 | 137 | 11.0 | $1.8M | +14.2% | #123 of 2,210 |
| 4Teller County, CO | 68 | 9 | 7.6 | $2.4M | 0.0% | #420 of 2,210 |
| 5Broomfield County, CO | 68 | 35 | 11.0 | $2.1M | +6.3% | #422 of 2,210 |
| 6Arapahoe County, CO | 61 | 417 | 16.2 | $1.3M | +2.8% | #670 of 2,210 |
| 7Montezuma County, CO | 59 | 14 | 12.4 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #744 of 2,210 |
| 8Douglas County, CO | 59 | 328 | 23.4 | $1.1M | +10.9% | #757 of 2,210 |
| 9Grand County, CO | 59 | 14 | 18.7 | $1M | +4.8% | #761 of 2,210 |
| 10Montrose County, CO | 57 | 30 | 16.6 | $1M | +4.1% | #834 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 laundry59
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners52
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Douglas County, CO?
Douglas County has 328 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 198 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 191 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 16.2% from 2019. Another 302 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Douglas County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $355.9M a year, or $2,543 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 328 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 139,960 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, CO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Douglas 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 $1.1M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Douglas County would have about 404, against 328 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 733 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 399,396 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,960 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $149,594, 85% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Douglas County scores 59 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #757 of 2,210 scored counties.
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