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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hendricks County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hendricks County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #301 of 2,210 scored counties
#14 of 76 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
114
56 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
45
−19.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$152M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,264 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.0
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,510
+10.2% 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 114 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hendricks County. Of those, 56 are chain locations, or 49%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.0, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Hendricks County comes to about $152M a year: $2,264 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 51% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hendricks County was 45 in 2023, down 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,491 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 153 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Hendricks County grew 10.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Hendricks County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #301 of 2,210 scored counties and #14 of 76 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hendricks 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 Hendricks County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHendricks CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.018.023.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,4911,3471,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.6%−13.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,264$1,935$2,055
Median household income$101,144$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7367

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
56 → 45−19.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
683
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
153Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11456 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
173The 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 Hendricks 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 Hendricks County

Population, 2025 estimate
193,510+10.2% since 2020
Households
67,110
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
451
Median household income
$101,144+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,514
Median home value
$307,600
Jobs located here
85,878
Daytime population
173,874Residents 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 Hendricks 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
14Hendricks County, IN7311417.0$1.3M+10.2%#301 of 2,210

Other business types in Hendricks 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 Hendricks County, IN?

Hendricks County has 114 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 56 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 19.6% from 2019. Official counts list 153 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $152M a year, or $2,264 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 114 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,110 households in Hendricks County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hendricks County has 17.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hendricks County would have about 173, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,491 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Hendricks County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Hendricks County at 193,510 people in 2025, up 10.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,110 households. Median household income in Hendricks County is $101,144, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Hendricks County scores 73 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #301 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Hendricks County

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