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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Blaine County, ID
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Blaine County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,718 of 2,210 scored counties
#22 of 25 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 38
- 4 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $530K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.5
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,517
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Blaine County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,718 of 2,210 scored counties and #22 of 25 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Blaine County comes to about $20.2M a year: $1,935 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $530K per business, 40% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Blaine County has 38 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 36.5 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Blaine County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 801 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $735K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Blaine County. Population estimates show Blaine County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Blaine County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Blaine County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.5 | 17.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $530K | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 801 | 1,440 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,935 | $1,756 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $92,566 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 384 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $735K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Blaine 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 Blaine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,517+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,413
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $92,566+63.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,359
- Median home value
- $735,300
- Jobs located here
- 14,340
- Daytime population
- 28,279Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, ID | 77 | 10 | 9.8 | $1.8M | +13.6% | #187 of 2,210 |
| 2Bingham County, ID | 74 | 17 | 10.5 | $1.6M | +6.4% | #268 of 2,210 |
| 3Canyon County, ID | 72 | 93 | 10.8 | $1.6M | +18.1% | #319 of 2,210 |
| 4Teton County, ID | 66 | 10 | 21.4 | $955K | +12.9% | #510 of 2,210 |
| 5Payette County, ID | 65 | 11 | 11.3 | $1.4M | +8.8% | #528 of 2,210 |
| 6Fremont County, ID | 62 | 5 | 10.7 | $1.5M | +5.9% | #616 of 2,210 |
| 7Idaho County, ID | 61 | 7 | 10.3 | $1.5M | +7.7% | #660 of 2,210 |
| 8Kootenai County, ID | 61 | 107 | 15.0 | $1.2M | +11.0% | #681 of 2,210 |
| 9Bonner County, ID | 58 | 30 | 14.8 | $1.1M | +14.8% | #784 of 2,210 |
| 10Elmore County, ID | 57 | 11 | 9.9 | $1.6M | +2.8% | #797 of 2,210 |
| 22Blaine County, ID | 35 | 38 | 36.5 | $530K | +4.8% | #1,718 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Blaine 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores36
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Blaine County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Blaine County. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Blaine County, ID spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $20.2M a year, or $1,935 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $530K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,413 households in Blaine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blaine County, ID compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Blaine County has 36.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $530K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Blaine County would have about 23, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 801 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Blaine County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Blaine County at 25,517 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,413 households. The median household income in Blaine County is $92,566 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 63.3% 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. Blaine County scores 35 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,718 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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