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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rio Grande County, CO
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rio Grande County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,613 of 2,210 scored counties
#25 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,588 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,087
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rio Grande County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Rio Grande County spend about $8.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,588 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 54% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Rio Grande County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rio Grande County declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Rio Grande County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,613 of 2,210 scored counties and #25 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Rio Grande 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 | Rio Grande County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 21.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $957K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,056 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,588 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,411 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,087−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,133
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 912 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $64,411+64.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,497
- Median home value
- $239,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,889
- Daytime population
- 10,204Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 25Rio Grande County, CO | 37 | 6 | 11.7 | $1.4M | −3.9% | #1,613 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Rio Grande 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Rio Grande County, CO?
Rio Grande County has 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Rio Grande County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rio Grande County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $8.2M a year, or $1,588 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,133 households in Rio Grande County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rio Grande County, CO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Rio Grande County has 11.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Rio Grande County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Rio Grande County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Rio Grande County at 11,087 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,133 households. Median household income in Rio Grande County is $64,411, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 64.6%, 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. Rio Grande County scores 37 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,613 of 2,210 scored counties.
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