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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clark County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clark County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #927 of 2,210 scored counties
#43 of 76 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 110
- 58 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $890K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 130,451
- +7.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clark County spend about $97.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,910 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $890K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.
Clark County has 110 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 58 of them (53%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 21.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Clark County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,464 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 70 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Clark County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #927 of 2,210 scored counties and #43 of 76 scored counties in Indiana.
How Clark 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.
| Measure | Clark County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.5 | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $890K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,464 | 1,347 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −13.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,910 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,214 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 35−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 610
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11058 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 111The 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 Clark 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 Clark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 130,451+7.5% since 2020
- Households
- 51,242
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 373 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 334
- Median household income
- $74,214+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,593
- Median home value
- $222,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,028
- Daytime population
- 116,702Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Clark County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| 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 |
| 43Clark County, IN | 55 | 110 | 21.5 | $890K | +7.5% | #927 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Clark 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 laundry55
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats55
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Clark County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 110 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clark County. 58 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clark County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $97.9M a year, or $1,910 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 110 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $890K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,242 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clark County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Clark County has 21.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $890K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Clark County would have about 111, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,464 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Clark County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Clark County at 130,451 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,242 households. The median household income in Clark County is $74,214 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Clark County scores 55 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #927 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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