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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wells County, IN
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wells County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #205 of 2,210 scored counties
#9 of 76 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 67% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,883
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Wells County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #205 of 2,210 scored counties and #9 of 76 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wells County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 67% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Wells County spend about $21.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,842 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $2.4M per business, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Wells County in 2023. That is one for every 2,887 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Wells County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Wells 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 | Wells County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,887 | 1,347 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,842 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,957 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $304K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Wells 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 Wells County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,883+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,546
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $71,957+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,952
- Median home value
- $197,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,127
- Daytime population
- 26,173Residents 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 Wells 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 Wells 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 stores75
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Wells County, IN?
Wells County has 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Wells County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $21.3M a year, or $1,842 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,546 households in Wells County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wells County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Wells County has 7.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.4M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Wells County would have about 24, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,887 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Wells County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Wells County at 28,883 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,546 households. Median household income in Wells County is $71,957, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Wells County scores 76 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #205 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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