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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gem County, ID
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gem County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,639 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 78% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,773
- +13.0% since 2020
See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Gem County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gem County. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 78% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Gem County comes to about $12.5M a year: $1,639 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per business, 3.6 times 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 Gem County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Gem County grew 13.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, Gem County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Gem 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 | Gem County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 17.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,440 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,639 | $1,756 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,605 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 70 |
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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Gem 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 Gem County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,773+13.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,643
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $64,605+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,642
- Median home value
- $428,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,657
- Daytime population
- 16,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Gem County?
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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 |
| Gem County, ID | Not scored | 4 | 5.2 | $3.1M | +13.0% |
Other business types in Gem 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 laundry
- Clothing and shoe stores
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Gem County, ID?
There are 4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Gem County as of September 2026. 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 Gem County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gem County, ID spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $12.5M a year, or $1,639 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,643 households in Gem County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gem County, ID compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Gem County has 5.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 78% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $3.1M, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Gem County would have about 14, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Gem County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Gem County at 21,773 people in 2025, up 13.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Gem County is $64,605, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. Gem County has no market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Gem County. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Gem County
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