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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Marion County, KS

How Marion County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,081 of 2,210 scored counties
#15 of 35 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,785 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.6
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,634
−1.3% 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

Households in Marion County spend about $8.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,785 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 61% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.6, 46% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Marion County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Marion County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,081 of 2,210 scored counties and #15 of 35 scored counties in Kansas.

How Marion 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Marion County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.619.823.3
Spending per listing$1.4M$1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2241,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.9%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,785$1,989$2,055
Median household income$64,695$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score5154

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
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,634−1.3% since 2020
Households
4,750
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
944 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$64,695+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,234
Median home value
$124,200
Jobs located here
3,647
Daytime population
9,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Marion County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Miami County, KS89107.3$2.9M+5.9%#25 of 2,210
2Pottawatomie County, KS8999.6$2.2M+6.9%#28 of 2,210
3Leavenworth County, KS87299.6$2.2M+3.2%#49 of 2,210
4Butler County, KS803413.4$1.5M+3.1%#146 of 2,210
5Franklin County, KS631514.4$1.3M+1.1%#596 of 2,210
6Dickinson County, KS621012.5$1.5M+1.4%#617 of 2,210
7Douglas County, KS627715.3$1.3M+1.8%#628 of 2,210
8Harvey County, KS612014.6$1.3M−1.2%#669 of 2,210
9Nemaha County, KS59512.4$1.6M−2.1%#734 of 2,210
10Sumner County, KS591112.3$1.5M−0.1%#738 of 2,210
15Marion County, KS51612.6$1.4M−1.3%#1,081 of 2,210

Other business types in Marion 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 Marion County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Marion County. None of them 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 Marion County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Marion County, KS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $8.5M a year, or $1,785 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,750 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 12.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Marion County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Marion County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 11,634 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,750 households. The median household income in Marion County is $64,695 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Marion County scores 51 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,081 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 Marion County

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