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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dubois County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dubois County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,517 of 2,210 scored counties
#64 of 76 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 43
- 10 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,980 a household
- Spending per listing
- $809K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.5
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,016
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Dubois County comes to about $34.8M a year: $1,980 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $809K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Dubois County has 43 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 23%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.5, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Dubois County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 1,034 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Dubois County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dubois County is 40 (lower middle), #1,517 of 2,210 scored counties and #64 of 76 scored counties in Indiana.
How Dubois 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 | Dubois County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.5 | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $809K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,034 | 1,347 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,980 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,979 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Dubois 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 Dubois County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,016+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,574
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $75,979+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,905
- Median home value
- $230,100
- Jobs located here
- 28,351
- Daytime population
- 47,957Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 64Dubois County, IN | 40 | 43 | 24.5 | $809K | +0.9% | #1,517 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Dubois 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Dubois County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dubois County. 10 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dubois County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $34.8M a year, or $1,980 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $809K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,574 households in Dubois County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dubois County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Dubois County has 24.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $809K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Dubois County would have about 40, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,034 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Dubois County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Dubois County at 44,016 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,574 households. The median household income in Dubois County is $75,979 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Dubois County scores 40 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,517 of 2,210 scored counties.
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