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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in St. Joseph County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in St. Joseph County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,685 of 2,210 scored counties
#69 of 76 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 241
- 121 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 115
- −16.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $202.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $839K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.5
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 272,861
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
St. Joseph County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,685 of 2,210 scored counties and #69 of 76 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,886 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in St. Joseph County spend about $202.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $839K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 241 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in St. Joseph County as of September 2026. Of those, 121 are chain locations, or 50%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 22.5 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 115 businesses with payroll in St. Joseph County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 16.1% from 2019. That is one for every 933 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $54K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in St. Joseph County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Joseph County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Joseph 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 | St. Joseph County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.5 | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $839K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 933 | 1,347 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.1% | −13.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,886 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,868 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 137 → 115−16.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,547
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 135Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241121 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 230The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $54K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 272,861+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 107,252
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 596
- Median household income
- $66,868+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,212
- Median home value
- $192,800
- Jobs located here
- 124,747
- Daytime population
- 277,571Residents 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 St. Joseph 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 |
| 69St. Joseph County, IN | 35 | 241 | 22.5 | $839K | +0.1% | #1,685 of 2,210 |
Other business types in St. Joseph 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats35
- Dry cleaners52
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in St. Joseph County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 241 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in St. Joseph County. 121 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 16.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 135 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Joseph County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $202.3M a year, or $1,886 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 241 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $839K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 107,252 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Joseph County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
St. Joseph County has 22.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $839K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, St. Joseph County would have about 230, against 241 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 933 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Joseph County, IN growing?
Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 272,861 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,252 households. The median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,868 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. St. Joseph County scores 35 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,685 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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