Market rankings · Indiana
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Indiana
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Indiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,889
- 2,051 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 2,016
- −13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.3B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #11 of 51
- Market score 67 · Upper middle
A site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings around any address in Indiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
There are 4,889 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Indiana as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.0, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,935 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Indiana spend about $5.3B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 4,889 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 22% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 2,016 businesses with payroll in Indiana classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,347 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 35 SBA-backed loans worth $17.1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Indiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana ranks #11 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest (72). Of the 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Crawfordsville area scores highest (83).
Every market in Indiana for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Indiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 72 | 1,630 | 19.3 | $1.1M | +5.4% | #48 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 67 | 1,784 | 19.7 | $1.1M | +2.7% | #78 of 387 |
| 2Bloomington, IN | 64 | 113 | 16.7 | $1.1M | +2.0% | #99 of 387 |
| 3Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 64 | 124 | 17.1 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #100 of 387 |
| 4Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 62 | 151 | 16.6 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #114 of 387 |
| 5Fort Wayne, IN | 59 | 362 | 19.9 | $960K | +3.9% | #133 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 52 | 1,160 | 20.8 | $915K | +2.9% | #192 of 387 |
| 6Evansville, IN | 49 | 229 | 20.1 | $944K | +1.6% | #208 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 46 | 9,001 | 24.7 | $907K | 0.0% | #232 of 387 |
| 7South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 45 | 258 | 20.1 | $944K | +0.1% | #239 of 387 |
| 8Terre Haute, IN | 44 | 126 | 18.7 | $928K | +0.3% | #246 of 387 |
| 9Muncie, IN | 38 | 95 | 20.5 | $826K | +1.2% | #281 of 387 |
| 10Columbus, IN | 34 | 101 | 30.3 | $670K | +4.3% | #302 of 387 |
| 11Kokomo, IN | 29 | 82 | 23.0 | $779K | +0.4% | #321 of 387 |
| 12Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 22 | 114 | 26.1 | $721K | −0.9% | #350 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Crawfordsville, IN | 83 | 13 | 8.3 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #13 of 536 |
| 2Greencastle, IN | 80 | 22 | 15.6 | $1.2M | +3.2% | #33 of 536 |
| 3Auburn, IN | 77 | 26 | 15.2 | $1.2M | +2.9% | #46 of 536 |
| 4Washington, IN | 76 | 18 | 15.2 | $1.2M | +2.5% | #54 of 536 |
| 5Kendallville, IN | 75 | 21 | 11.6 | $1.6M | +1.0% | #63 of 536 |
| 6Greensburg, IN | 74 | 12 | 11.2 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #70 of 536 |
| 7Huntington, IN | 74 | 18 | 11.7 | $1.5M | +1.6% | #71 of 536 |
| 8Warsaw, IN | 72 | 49 | 15.3 | $1.3M | +0.9% | #85 of 536 |
| 9Connersville, IN | 70 | 9 | 9.6 | $1.8M | +0.7% | #92 of 536 |
| 10Plymouth, IN | 69 | 26 | 14.6 | $1.3M | +1.2% | #103 of 536 |
| 11New Castle, IN | 67 | 24 | 12.9 | $1.4M | +0.5% | #118 of 536 |
| 12Monticello, IN | 67 | 19 | 18.5 | $982K | +2.0% | #122 of 536 |
| 13Frankfort, IN | 66 | 17 | 13.6 | $1.3M | +0.4% | #127 of 536 |
| 14Bedford, IN | 65 | 28 | 14.6 | $1.2M | +1.2% | #133 of 536 |
| 15Decatur, IN | 64 | 22 | 17.7 | $1M | +2.2% | #146 of 536 |
| 16Wabash, IN | 60 | 17 | 13.4 | $1.4M | −0.7% | #176 of 536 |
| 17Marion, IN | 60 | 38 | 14.2 | $1.2M | 0.0% | #178 of 536 |
| 18Peru, IN | 59 | 13 | 9.8 | $1.8M | −3.9% | #188 of 536 |
| 19Seymour, IN | 58 | 39 | 21.5 | $867K | +1.9% | #207 of 536 |
| 20Logansport, IN | 57 | 27 | 18.0 | $944K | +0.1% | #217 of 536 |
| 21Richmond, IN | 49 | 47 | 17.4 | $990K | −0.5% | #277 of 536 |
| 22Jasper, IN | 48 | 43 | 24.5 | $809K | +0.9% | #292 of 536 |
| 23Madison, IN | 47 | 28 | 21.9 | $821K | +0.6% | #296 of 536 |
| 24Angola, IN | 41 | 37 | 26.3 | $724K | +1.0% | #355 of 536 |
| 25Vincennes, IN | 40 | 33 | 21.8 | $826K | −1.7% | #360 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 93 | 37 | 11.1 | $2M | +13.5% | #12 of 2,210 |
| 2Warrick County, IN | 84 | 28 | 11.1 | $1.9M | +4.4% | #81 of 2,210 |
| 3Morgan County, IN | 83 | 30 | 10.6 | $1.9M | +4.4% | #98 of 2,210 |
| 4Boone County, IN | 82 | 49 | 17.1 | $1.5M | +13.5% | #111 of 2,210 |
| 5Floyd County, IN | 80 | 36 | 11.3 | $1.8M | +2.0% | #139 of 2,210 |
| 6Jasper County, IN | 78 | 11 | 8.6 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #167 of 2,210 |
| 7Dearborn County, IN | 78 | 24 | 11.8 | $1.7M | +1.7% | #176 of 2,210 |
| 8Montgomery County, IN | 77 | 13 | 8.3 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #183 of 2,210 |
| 9Wells County, IN | 76 | 9 | 7.8 | $2.4M | +2.6% | #205 of 2,210 |
| 10Madison County, IN | 76 | 53 | 9.9 | $1.8M | +3.8% | #211 of 2,210 |
| 11Porter County, IN | 75 | 82 | 11.9 | $1.8M | +1.6% | #234 of 2,210 |
| 12Shelby County, IN | 75 | 21 | 11.4 | $1.7M | +1.8% | #238 of 2,210 |
| 13Parke County, IN | 74 | 5 | 8.1 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #257 of 2,210 |
| 14Hendricks County, IN | 73 | 114 | 17.0 | $1.3M | +10.2% | #301 of 2,210 |
| 15Harrison County, IN | 72 | 15 | 9.7 | $1.9M | +1.9% | #310 of 2,210 |
| 16Posey County, IN | 72 | 12 | 11.4 | $1.8M | −0.8% | #313 of 2,210 |
| 17Whitley County, IN | 72 | 16 | 11.4 | $1.7M | +2.1% | #317 of 2,210 |
| 18Putnam County, IN | 71 | 22 | 15.6 | $1.2M | +3.2% | #357 of 2,210 |
| 19Scott County, IN | 70 | 7 | 7.1 | $2.4M | +2.8% | #363 of 2,210 |
| 20Newton County, IN | 70 | 5 | 8.7 | $2M | +2.9% | #367 of 2,210 |
| 21Hamilton County, IN | 69 | 262 | 19.1 | $1.4M | +10.9% | #407 of 2,210 |
| 22DeKalb County, IN | 68 | 26 | 15.2 | $1.2M | +2.9% | #439 of 2,210 |
| 23Tipton County, IN | 67 | 6 | 9.6 | $2M | −0.4% | #446 of 2,210 |
| 24Decatur County, IN | 67 | 12 | 11.2 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #452 of 2,210 |
| 25Huntington County, IN | 67 | 18 | 11.7 | $1.5M | +1.6% | #456 of 2,210 |
Show all 92 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Daviess County, IN | 67 | 18 | 15.2 | $1.2M | +2.5% | #464 of 2,210 |
| 27Clay County, IN | 65 | 11 | 10.4 | $1.8M | −0.1% | #515 of 2,210 |
| 28Carroll County, IN | 65 | 9 | 11.1 | $1.6M | +1.6% | #520 of 2,210 |
| 29Ripley County, IN | 65 | 18 | 15.6 | $1.2M | +1.6% | #544 of 2,210 |
| 30Starke County, IN | 64 | 5 | 5.6 | $3.1M | +0.1% | #550 of 2,210 |
| 31Kosciusko County, IN | 64 | 49 | 15.3 | $1.3M | +0.9% | #569 of 2,210 |
| 32Noble County, IN | 63 | 21 | 11.6 | $1.6M | +1.0% | #585 of 2,210 |
| 33Randolph County, IN | 61 | 8 | 7.7 | $2.2M | +0.1% | #651 of 2,210 |
| 34Rush County, IN | 61 | 6 | 8.9 | $2M | 0.0% | #653 of 2,210 |
| 35Marshall County, IN | 61 | 26 | 14.6 | $1.3M | +1.2% | #674 of 2,210 |
| 36Fayette County, IN | 60 | 9 | 9.6 | $1.8M | +0.7% | #700 of 2,210 |
| 37Greene County, IN | 60 | 13 | 9.9 | $1.7M | +1.2% | #701 of 2,210 |
| 38Henry County, IN | 60 | 24 | 12.9 | $1.4M | +0.5% | #708 of 2,210 |
| 39White County, IN | 58 | 19 | 18.5 | $982K | +2.0% | #791 of 2,210 |
| 40Gibson County, IN | 56 | 18 | 13.4 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #857 of 2,210 |
| 41Lawrence County, IN | 56 | 28 | 14.6 | $1.2M | +1.2% | #863 of 2,210 |
| 42Clinton County, IN | 55 | 17 | 13.6 | $1.3M | +0.4% | #905 of 2,210 |
| 43Clark County, IN | 55 | 110 | 21.5 | $890K | +7.5% | #927 of 2,210 |
| 44Adams County, IN | 54 | 22 | 17.7 | $1M | +2.2% | #962 of 2,210 |
| 45LaGrange County, IN | 54 | 28 | 21.7 | $922K | +1.9% | #974 of 2,210 |
| 46Wabash County, IN | 53 | 17 | 13.4 | $1.4M | −0.7% | #993 of 2,210 |
| 47Grant County, IN | 53 | 38 | 14.2 | $1.2M | 0.0% | #1,000 of 2,210 |
| 48Miami County, IN | 52 | 13 | 9.8 | $1.8M | −3.9% | #1,034 of 2,210 |
| 49Elkhart County, IN | 52 | 124 | 17.1 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #1,053 of 2,210 |
| 50Johnson County, IN | 52 | 151 | 24.1 | $889K | +7.4% | #1,070 of 2,210 |
| 51Fountain County, IN | 51 | 11 | 15.8 | $1.1M | +3.2% | #1,093 of 2,210 |
| 52Lake County, IN | 51 | 363 | 18.6 | $1M | +1.1% | #1,099 of 2,210 |
| 53Monroe County, IN | 49 | 109 | 18.4 | $1M | +1.9% | #1,164 of 2,210 |
| 54Cass County, IN | 49 | 27 | 18.0 | $944K | +0.1% | #1,169 of 2,210 |
| 55Jackson County, IN | 49 | 39 | 21.5 | $867K | +1.9% | #1,175 of 2,210 |
| 56Washington County, IN | 48 | 17 | 15.1 | $1.2M | +0.5% | #1,189 of 2,210 |
| 57Allen County, IN | 48 | 337 | 21.5 | $887K | +4.2% | #1,204 of 2,210 |
| 58Fulton County, IN | 47 | 12 | 14.9 | $1.2M | −1.9% | #1,231 of 2,210 |
| 59Tippecanoe County, IN | 47 | 138 | 18.2 | $1M | +2.2% | #1,240 of 2,210 |
| 60Jay County, IN | 43 | 10 | 12.8 | $1.3M | −1.8% | #1,364 of 2,210 |
| 61Wayne County, IN | 43 | 47 | 17.4 | $990K | −0.5% | #1,374 of 2,210 |
| 62Marion County, IN | 41 | 884 | 22.1 | $853K | +1.6% | #1,461 of 2,210 |
| 63Jefferson County, IN | 40 | 28 | 21.9 | $821K | +0.6% | #1,515 of 2,210 |
| 64Dubois County, IN | 40 | 43 | 24.5 | $809K | +0.9% | #1,517 of 2,210 |
| 65Orange County, IN | 39 | 15 | 18.8 | $937K | −0.1% | #1,543 of 2,210 |
| 66Perry County, IN | 39 | 18 | 23.2 | $745K | +1.2% | #1,561 of 2,210 |
| 67Bartholomew County, IN | 37 | 101 | 30.3 | $670K | +4.3% | #1,637 of 2,210 |
| 68Delaware County, IN | 36 | 95 | 20.5 | $826K | +1.2% | #1,664 of 2,210 |
| 69St. Joseph County, IN | 35 | 241 | 22.5 | $839K | +0.1% | #1,685 of 2,210 |
| 70Knox County, IN | 34 | 33 | 21.8 | $826K | −1.7% | #1,725 of 2,210 |
| 71Steuben County, IN | 33 | 37 | 26.3 | $724K | +1.0% | #1,760 of 2,210 |
| 72Howard County, IN | 32 | 82 | 23.0 | $779K | +0.4% | #1,796 of 2,210 |
| 73Vanderburgh County, IN | 31 | 189 | 24.1 | $746K | +0.9% | #1,818 of 2,210 |
| 74Brown County, IN | 30 | 23 | 33.9 | $579K | +1.9% | #1,856 of 2,210 |
| 75LaPorte County, IN | 27 | 114 | 26.1 | $721K | −0.9% | #1,920 of 2,210 |
| 76Vigo County, IN | 25 | 109 | 25.7 | $663K | +0.4% | #1,973 of 2,210 |
| Jennings County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 3.7 | $4.9M | +0.1% | |
| Franklin County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 4.3 | $4.6M | +2.2% | |
| Owen County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 4.6 | $3.8M | +2.6% | |
| Sullivan County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 3.8 | $4.5M | +0.1% | |
| Spencer County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | $3.8M | +1.2% | |
| Vermillion County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 4.5 | $3.8M | +0.6% | |
| Pulaski County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 6.1 | $3M | −0.4% | |
| Pike County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $4.7M | −2.0% | |
| Blackford County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $4.4M | −3.1% | |
| Crawford County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 6.5 | $2.5M | −0.2% | |
| Switzerland County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 5.2 | $3.5M | +3.1% | |
| Martin County, IN | Not scored | 7 | 17.9 | $1M | +0.5% | |
| Benton County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 5.8 | $3.2M | +2.0% | |
| Warren County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 6.0 | $3.3M | +0.6% | |
| Union County, IN | Not scored | 5 | 17.0 | $1.1M | −3.1% | |
| Ohio County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 7.6 | $2.4M | +1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Indiana?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4,889 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Indiana. 2,051 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 2,016 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019. Official counts list 3,975 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Indiana spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $5.3B 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 4,889 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,716,009 households in Indiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Indiana has 18.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Indiana would have about 5,971, against 4,889 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,347 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Indiana has the highest market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Crawfordsville area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 76 scored counties in Indiana, Hancock County scores highest, at 93 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Indiana scores 67 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #11 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Indiana. 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.
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