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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fulton County, IN

How Fulton 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,231 of 2,210 scored counties
#58 of 76 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
12
7 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,818 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.9
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,091
−1.9% 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 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fulton County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 58%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Fulton County spend about $14.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,818 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 39% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Fulton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Fulton County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Fulton County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,231 of 2,210 scored counties and #58 of 76 scored counties in Indiana.

How Fulton 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 Fulton County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.918.023.3
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3471,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,818$1,935$2,055
Median household income$61,360$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4767

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
127 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Fulton 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 Fulton County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,091−1.9% since 2020
Households
8,051
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
368 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$61,360+17.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,533
Median home value
$156,500
Jobs located here
6,262
Daytime population
17,927Residents 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 Fulton 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
58Fulton County, IN471214.9$1.2M−1.9%#1,231 of 2,210

Other business types in Fulton 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 Fulton County, IN?

Fulton County has 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Fulton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $14.6M a year, or $1,818 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,051 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fulton County has 14.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Fulton County would have about 17, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Fulton County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 20,091 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,051 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $61,360, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.9%, 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. Fulton County scores 47 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,231 of 2,210 scored counties.

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