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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Elmore County, ID

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #797 of 2,210 scored counties
#10 of 25 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,593 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
82% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
58% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,465
+2.8% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Elmore County comes to about $17.6M a year: $1,593 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 82% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Elmore County has 11 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Elmore County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elmore County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Elmore County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #797 of 2,210 scored counties and #10 of 25 scored counties in Idaho.

How Elmore 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Elmore County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureElmore CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.917.323.3
Spending per listing$1.6M$1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4401,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.4%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,593$1,756$2,055
Median household income$65,359$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score5770

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
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Elmore 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 Elmore County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,465+2.8% since 2020
Households
11,067
Median age
35.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,075 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$65,359+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,615
Median home value
$316,500
Jobs located here
6,488
Daytime population
25,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Idaho

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

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, ID77109.8$1.8M+13.6%#187 of 2,210
2Bingham County, ID741710.5$1.6M+6.4%#268 of 2,210
3Canyon County, ID729310.8$1.6M+18.1%#319 of 2,210
4Teton County, ID661021.4$955K+12.9%#510 of 2,210
5Payette County, ID651111.3$1.4M+8.8%#528 of 2,210
6Fremont County, ID62510.7$1.5M+5.9%#616 of 2,210
7Idaho County, ID61710.3$1.5M+7.7%#660 of 2,210
8Kootenai County, ID6110715.0$1.2M+11.0%#681 of 2,210
9Bonner County, ID583014.8$1.1M+14.8%#784 of 2,210
10Elmore County, ID57119.9$1.6M+2.8%#797 of 2,210

Other business types in Elmore 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 Elmore County, ID?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Elmore County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. 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 Elmore County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Elmore County, ID spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $17.6M a year, or $1,593 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,067 households in Elmore County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Elmore County has 9.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.6M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Elmore County would have about 20, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Elmore County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Elmore County at 29,465 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,067 households. The median household income in Elmore County is $65,359 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Elmore County scores 57 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #797 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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