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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pitkin County, CO

How Pitkin 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 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,126 of 2,210 scored counties
#35 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
127
48 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
61
+7.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$19.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,117 a household
Spending per listing
$154K
83% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
137.8
5.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,625
−4.2% 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

For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Pitkin County has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #2,126 of 2,210 scored counties and #35 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 127 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pitkin County. Of those, 48 are chain locations, or 38%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 137.8, 5.9 times the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $2,117 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Pitkin County spend about $19.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $154K of household spending for each business on map listings, 83% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Pitkin County in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 151 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pitkin County declined 4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Pitkin 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Pitkin County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasurePitkin CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households137.821.023.3
Spending per listing$154K$957K$880K
Households per official establishment1511,0561,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.0%−9.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,117$2,010$2,055
Median household income$102,645$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score1857

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57 → 61+7.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
374
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
30Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12748 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
16,625−4.2% since 2020
Households
9,215
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
971 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$102,645+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$192,754
Median home value
$1,139,100
Jobs located here
18,787
Daytime population
24,636Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Pitkin County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO951010.0$2.4M+16.5%#4 of 2,210
2Park County, CO8355.6$3.6M+5.1%#88 of 2,210
3Weld County, CO8113711.0$1.8M+14.2%#123 of 2,210
4Teller County, CO6897.6$2.4M0.0%#420 of 2,210
5Broomfield County, CO683511.0$2.1M+6.3%#422 of 2,210
6Arapahoe County, CO6141716.2$1.3M+2.8%#670 of 2,210
7Montezuma County, CO591412.4$1.3M+3.0%#744 of 2,210
8Douglas County, CO5932823.4$1.1M+10.9%#757 of 2,210
9Grand County, CO591418.7$1M+4.8%#761 of 2,210
10Montrose County, CO573016.6$1M+4.1%#834 of 2,210
35Pitkin County, CO18127137.8$154K−4.2%#2,126 of 2,210

Other business types in Pitkin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Pitkin County, CO?

Pitkin County has 127 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pitkin County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $19.5M a year, or $2,117 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $154K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,215 households in Pitkin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pitkin County has 137.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 5.9 times the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $154K, 83% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Pitkin County would have about 22, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 151 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Pitkin County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Pitkin County at 16,625 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,215 households. Median household income in Pitkin County is $102,645, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Pitkin County scores 18 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,126 of 2,210 scored counties.

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