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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Montgomery County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,865 of 2,210 scored counties
#27 of 35 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
23
8 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,672 a household
Spending per listing
$936K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.9
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,177
−3.9% 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

Montgomery County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,865 of 2,210 scored counties and #27 of 35 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Montgomery County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 35%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.9, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,672 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $21.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $936K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Montgomery County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,171 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.919.823.3
Spending per listing$936K$1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,1711,2241,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.9%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,672$1,989$2,055
Median household income$55,697$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2954

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$937K
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
238 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,177−3.9% since 2020
Households
12,880
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
644 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$55,697+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,564
Median home value
$101,700
Jobs located here
14,202
Daytime population
32,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Kansas

Every Kansas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Montgomery 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
27Montgomery County, KS292317.9$936K−3.9%#1,865 of 2,210

Other business types in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, KS?

Montgomery County has 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $21.5M a year, or $1,672 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $936K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,880 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 17.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $936K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 25, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,171 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 30,177 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,880 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $55,697, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Montgomery County scores 29 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,865 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 Montgomery County

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