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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jackson County, IN

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jackson County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,175 of 2,210 scored counties
#55 of 76 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
39
9 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,864 a household
Spending per listing
$867K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.5
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,370
+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

Households in Jackson County spend about $33.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,864 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $867K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 39 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 23%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.5, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jackson County in 2023. That is one for every 1,814 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jackson County is 49 (lower middle), #1,175 of 2,210 scored counties and #55 of 76 scored counties in Indiana.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.518.023.3
Spending per listing$867K$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,8141,3471,008
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$1,864$1,935$2,055
Median household income$70,262$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4967

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 10
Employees, 2023
78
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
399 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,370+1.9% since 2020
Households
18,138
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
510 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$70,262+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,415
Median home value
$178,300
Jobs located here
22,359
Daytime population
46,218Residents 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 Jackson 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
55Jackson County, IN493921.5$867K+1.9%#1,175 of 2,210

Other business types in Jackson 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 Jackson County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 39 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jackson County. 9 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $33.8M a year, or $1,864 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $867K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,138 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson 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 $867K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Jackson County would have about 38, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,814 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 47,370 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,138 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $70,262 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.1% 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. Jackson County scores 49 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,175 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 Jackson County

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