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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Weld County, CO

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Weld County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #123 of 2,210 scored counties
#3 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
137
51 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
51
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$242M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,947 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.0
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
378,426
+14.2% 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

Weld County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #123 of 2,210 scored counties and #3 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.

As of September 2026, map listings count 137 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Weld County. Of those, 51 are chain locations, or 37%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Weld County spend about $242M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,947 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per business, twice the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Weld County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,437 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Weld County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Weld County grew 14.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Weld 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 Weld County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureWeld CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.021.023.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$957K$880K
Households per official establishment2,4371,0561,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−9.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,947$2,010$2,055
Median household income$97,097$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score8157

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
51 → 510.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
488
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
209Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13751 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
275The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$15K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
378,426+14.2% since 2020
Households
124,287
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
3,985 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$97,097+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,627
Median home value
$471,700
Jobs located here
109,846
Daytime population
273,612Residents 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 Weld 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

Other business types in Weld 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 Weld County, CO?

Weld County has 137 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 51 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 209 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $242M a year, or $1,947 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 124,287 households in Weld County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Weld County has 11.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.8M, twice the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Weld County would have about 275, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,437 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Weld County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Weld County at 378,426 people in 2025, up 14.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,287 households. Median household income in Weld County is $97,097, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Weld County scores 81 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #123 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Weld County

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