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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bartholomew County, IN

How Bartholomew County, IN 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,637 of 2,210 scored counties
#67 of 76 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
101
72 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
58
−25.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$67.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,028 a household
Spending per listing
$670K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.3
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
85,729
+4.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 101 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bartholomew County. Of those, 72 are chain locations, or 71%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.3, 30% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Bartholomew County spend about $67.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,028 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $670K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Bartholomew County was 58 in 2023, down 25.6% from 2019. That is one for every 575 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Bartholomew County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Bartholomew County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,637 of 2,210 scored counties and #67 of 76 scored counties in Indiana.

How Bartholomew County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Bartholomew County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureBartholomew CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.318.023.3
Spending per listing$670K$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment5751,3471,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−25.6%−13.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,028$1,935$2,055
Median household income$79,901$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3767

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
78 → 58−25.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
868
Annual payroll, 2023
$15M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10172 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
77The 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 Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County

Population, 2025 estimate
85,729+4.3% since 2020
Households
33,359
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$79,901+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,124
Median home value
$232,800
Jobs located here
52,041
Daytime population
94,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN933711.1$2M+13.5%#12 of 2,210
2Warrick County, IN842811.1$1.9M+4.4%#81 of 2,210
3Morgan County, IN833010.6$1.9M+4.4%#98 of 2,210
4Boone County, IN824917.1$1.5M+13.5%#111 of 2,210
5Floyd County, IN803611.3$1.8M+2.0%#139 of 2,210
6Jasper County, IN78118.6$2.2M+3.0%#167 of 2,210
7Dearborn County, IN782411.8$1.7M+1.7%#176 of 2,210
8Montgomery County, IN77138.3$2.2M+2.7%#183 of 2,210
9Wells County, IN7697.8$2.4M+2.6%#205 of 2,210
10Madison County, IN76539.9$1.8M+3.8%#211 of 2,210
67Bartholomew County, IN3710130.3$670K+4.3%#1,637 of 2,210

Other business types in Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County, IN?

Bartholomew County has 101 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 72 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 25.6% from 2019. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Bartholomew County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $67.7M a year, or $2,028 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $670K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,359 households in Bartholomew County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bartholomew County has 30.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $670K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Bartholomew County would have about 77, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 575 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Bartholomew County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Bartholomew County at 85,729 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,359 households. Median household income in Bartholomew County is $79,901, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Bartholomew County scores 37 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,637 of 2,210 scored counties.

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