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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Noble County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Noble County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #585 of 2,210 scored counties
#32 of 76 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 21
- 4 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $33.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 82% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,937
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Noble County. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, 50% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Noble County spend about $33.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,851 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.6M per business, 82% 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 Noble County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $238K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Noble County.
Population estimates show Noble County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Noble County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #585 of 2,210 scored counties and #32 of 76 scored counties in Indiana.
How Noble 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 | Noble County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,347 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,851 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,723 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 67 |
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
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 214 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
- 2
- Amount
- $238K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Noble 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 Noble County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,937+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,179
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 116
- Median household income
- $71,723+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,740
- Median home value
- $196,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,886
- Daytime population
- 42,342Residents 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 Noble 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 |
| 32Noble County, IN | 63 | 21 | 11.6 | $1.6M | +1.0% | #585 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Noble 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 laundry63
- Clothing and shoe stores68
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Noble County, IN?
Noble County has 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) 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 Noble County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Noble County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $33.6M a year, or $1,851 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,179 households in Noble County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Noble County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Noble County has 11.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.6M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Noble County would have about 38, against 21 on map listings.
How fast is Noble County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Noble County at 47,937 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,179 households. Median household income in Noble County is $71,723, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Noble County scores 63 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #585 of 2,210 scored counties.
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