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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Valley County, ID
How Valley County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,741 of 2,210 scored counties
#23 of 25 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $548K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.4
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,831
- +8.4% since 2020
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What this means
Valley County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,741 of 2,210 scored counties and #23 of 25 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Valley County. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.4, 39% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Valley County spend about $7.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,777 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $548K per business, 38% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Valley County in 2023. That is one for every 864 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Valley County grew 8.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Valley 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 | Valley County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.4 | 17.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $548K | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 864 | 1,440 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.4% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,777 | $1,756 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,078 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $498K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 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 Valley 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 Valley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,831+8.4% since 2020
- Households
- 4,318
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,665 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $76,078+18.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,435
- Median home value
- $657,000
- Jobs located here
- 6,447
- Daytime population
- 12,836Residents 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 |
| 23Valley County, ID | 34 | 14 | 32.4 | $548K | +8.4% | #1,741 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Valley 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 laundry34
- Clothing and shoe stores32
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Valley County, ID?
There are 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Valley County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Valley County, ID spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $7.7M a year, or $1,777 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $548K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,318 households in Valley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Valley County, ID compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Valley County has 32.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $548K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Valley County would have about 9, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 864 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Valley County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Valley County at 12,831 people in 2025, up 8.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,318 households. Median household income in Valley County is $76,078, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.0%, 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. Valley County scores 34 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,741 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 Valley County
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