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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Saline County, KS

How Saline 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,794 of 2,210 scored counties
#23 of 35 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
50
27 chain locations (54%)
Official establishments
19
−34.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$40.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,807 a household
Spending per listing
$814K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.2
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,377
−1.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Saline County is 32 (lower middle), #1,794 of 2,210 scored counties and #23 of 35 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 50 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Saline County. Chain locations make up 54% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.2, 5% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Saline County spend about $40.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,807 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $814K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Saline County in 2023, down 34.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,185 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Saline County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Saline 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 Saline County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSaline CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.219.823.3
Spending per listing$814K$1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,1851,2241,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−34.5%−10.9%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,807$1,989$2,055
Median household income$65,422$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score3254

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 19−34.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
205
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5027 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 Saline 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 Saline County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,377−1.6% since 2020
Households
22,523
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
720 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$65,422+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,965
Median home value
$179,600
Jobs located here
28,888
Daytime population
57,460Residents 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 Saline 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
23Saline County, KS325022.2$814K−1.6%#1,794 of 2,210

Other business types in Saline 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 Saline County, KS?

Saline County has 50 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 34.5% from 2019. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $40.7M a year, or $1,807 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $814K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,523 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saline County has 22.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $814K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Saline County would have about 46, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,185 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 34.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Saline County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Saline County at 53,377 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,523 households. Median household income in Saline County is $65,422, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Saline County scores 32 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,794 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Saline County

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