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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Butler County, KS
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Butler County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #146 of 2,210 scored counties
#4 of 35 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 34
- 8 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $51.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,030 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 72% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,484
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Butler County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #146 of 2,210 scored counties and #4 of 35 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Butler County. 8 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 13.4 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Butler County comes to about $51.4M a year: $2,030 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per business, 72% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Butler County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 6,335 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Butler County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Butler County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Butler County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 19.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,335 | 1,224 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.9% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,030 | $1,989 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,610 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $233K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 348 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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 Butler 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 Butler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,484+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 25,338
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $81,610+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,506
- Median home value
- $217,600
- Jobs located here
- 20,149
- Daytime population
- 57,947Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Butler County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Miami County, KS | 89 | 10 | 7.3 | $2.9M | +5.9% | #25 of 2,210 |
| 2Pottawatomie County, KS | 89 | 9 | 9.6 | $2.2M | +6.9% | #28 of 2,210 |
| 3Leavenworth County, KS | 87 | 29 | 9.6 | $2.2M | +3.2% | #49 of 2,210 |
| 4Butler County, KS | 80 | 34 | 13.4 | $1.5M | +3.1% | #146 of 2,210 |
| 5Franklin County, KS | 63 | 15 | 14.4 | $1.3M | +1.1% | #596 of 2,210 |
| 6Dickinson County, KS | 62 | 10 | 12.5 | $1.5M | +1.4% | #617 of 2,210 |
| 7Douglas County, KS | 62 | 77 | 15.3 | $1.3M | +1.8% | #628 of 2,210 |
| 8Harvey County, KS | 61 | 20 | 14.6 | $1.3M | −1.2% | #669 of 2,210 |
| 9Nemaha County, KS | 59 | 5 | 12.4 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #734 of 2,210 |
| 10Sumner County, KS | 59 | 11 | 12.3 | $1.5M | −0.1% | #738 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Butler 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 laundry80
- Clothing and shoe stores80
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Butler County, KS?
Butler County has 34 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (24%) 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. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Butler County, KS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $51.4M a year, or $2,030 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,338 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butler County, KS compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Butler County has 13.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.5M, 72% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Butler County would have about 58, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,335 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Butler County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Butler County at 69,484 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,338 households. Median household income in Butler County is $81,610, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Butler County scores 80 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #146 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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