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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Madison County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Madison County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #211 of 2,210 scored counties
#10 of 76 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 53
- 14 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,778 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,088
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Madison County is 76 (high), #211 of 2,210 scored counties and #10 of 76 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
At $1,778 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $95M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each business on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $880K.
Madison County has 53 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.9, 58% below 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 Madison County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 4,452 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,452 | 1,347 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,778 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,037 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 227
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 108The 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 Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,088+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 53,429
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 452 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 292
- Median household income
- $63,037+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,039
- Median home value
- $161,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,528
- Daytime population
- 114,511Residents 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 Madison 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 |
Other business types in Madison 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 laundry76
- Clothing and shoe stores80
- Laundromats49
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Madison County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Madison County. 14 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Madison County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $95M a year, or $1,778 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,429 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Madison County has 9.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.8M, twice the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Madison County would have about 108, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,452 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 135,088 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,429 households. The median household income in Madison County is $63,037 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. Madison County scores 76 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #211 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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