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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Riley County, KS
How Riley 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,896 of 2,210 scored counties
#30 of 35 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 76
- 44 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- −7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $671K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.4
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,598
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Riley County is 28 (lower middle), #1,896 of 2,210 scored counties and #30 of 35 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 76 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Riley County. Of those, 44 are chain locations, or 58%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 27.4 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,842 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Riley County spend about $51M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $671K of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Riley County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 769 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Riley County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Riley 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 | Riley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.4 | 19.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $671K | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 769 | 1,224 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.7% | −10.9% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,842 | $1,989 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,098 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 36−7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 421
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7644 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 Riley 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 Riley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,598+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,695
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,486
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,758
- Daytime population
- 75,612Residents 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 Riley 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 |
| 30Riley County, KS | 28 | 76 | 27.4 | $671K | +0.8% | #1,896 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Riley 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 laundry28
- Clothing and shoe stores27
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Riley County, KS?
Riley County has 76 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 44 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Riley County, KS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $51M 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 76 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $671K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riley County, KS compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Riley County has 27.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $671K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Riley County would have about 58, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 769 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Riley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Riley County scores 28 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,896 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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