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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #856 of 2,210 scored counties
#12 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 377
- 160 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 225
- −7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $522.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,163 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 580,451
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 377 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County. 160 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 15.6 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Jefferson County comes to about $522.8M a year: $2,163 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 58% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 225 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jefferson County in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,074 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 381 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jefferson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Jefferson County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #856 of 2,210 scored counties and #12 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 21.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $957K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,074 | 1,056 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.0% | −9.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,163 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $110,656 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 242 → 225−7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,626
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $59.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 381Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 377160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 594The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 580,451−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 241,735
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 758
- Median household income
- $110,656+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,995
- Median home value
- $637,600
- Jobs located here
- 259,943
- Daytime population
- 537,313Residents 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 Jefferson 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 |
| 12Jefferson County, CO | 56 | 377 | 15.6 | $1.4M | −0.5% | #856 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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
- Laundromats63
- Dry cleaners46
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Jefferson County, CO?
There are 377 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 160 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 225 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 381 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $522.8M a year, or $2,163 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 377 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 241,735 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, CO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Jefferson County has 15.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 594, against 377 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,074 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 580,451 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 241,735 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $110,656, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 56 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #856 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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