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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,189 of 2,210 scored counties
#56 of 76 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
17
5 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,753 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.1
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,383
+0.5% 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 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington County. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.1, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Washington County comes to about $19.7M a year: $1,753 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per business, 32% 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 Washington County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,189 of 2,210 scored counties and #56 of 76 scored counties in Indiana.

How Washington 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 Washington County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.118.023.3
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3471,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,753$1,935$2,055
Median household income$64,641$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4867

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
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
175 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,383+0.5% since 2020
Households
11,229
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
514 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$64,641+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,542
Median home value
$172,200
Jobs located here
5,561
Daytime population
21,712Residents 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 Washington 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
56Washington County, IN481715.1$1.2M+0.5%#1,189 of 2,210

Other business types in Washington 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 Washington County, IN?

Washington County has 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (29%) 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 Washington County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $19.7M a year, or $1,753 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,229 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 15.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 22, against 17 on map listings.

How fast is Washington County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 28,383 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,229 households. Median household income in Washington County is $64,641, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.7%, 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. Washington County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,189 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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