Clothing and laundry · County · Colorado
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in El Paso County, CO
How El Paso County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #875 of 2,210 scored counties
#13 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 528
- 203 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 198
- −5.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $558.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,926 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 757,040
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in El Paso County spend about $558.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,926 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 20% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 528 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in El Paso County as of September 2026. Of those, 203 are chain locations, or 38%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.2, 22% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 198 businesses with payroll in El Paso County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,466 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 472 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in El Paso County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of El Paso County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, El Paso County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #875 of 2,210 scored counties and #13 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How El Paso 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 | El Paso County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.2 | 21.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $957K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,466 | 1,056 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.3% | −9.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,926 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $90,363 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 209 → 198−5.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,351
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 472Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 528203 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 635The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in El Paso 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 El Paso County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 757,040+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 290,190
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $90,363+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,684
- Median home value
- $461,000
- Jobs located here
- 284,746
- Daytime population
- 727,616Residents 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 El Paso 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 |
| 13El Paso County, CO | 56 | 528 | 18.2 | $1.1M | +3.2% | #875 of 2,210 |
Other business types in El Paso 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 laundry56
- Clothing and shoe stores61
- Laundromats61
- Dry cleaners60
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in El Paso County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 528 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in El Paso County. 203 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 198 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 5.3% from 2019. Another 472 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in El Paso County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $558.9M a year, or $1,926 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 528 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 290,190 households in El Paso County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Paso County, CO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
El Paso County has 18.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, El Paso County would have about 635, against 528 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,466 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is El Paso County, CO growing?
Population estimates put El Paso County at 757,040 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 290,190 households. The median household income in El Paso County is $90,363 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. El Paso County scores 56 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #875 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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