Clothing and laundry · County · Michigan
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Alger County, MI
How Alger County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,705 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 71% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,641
- −2.3% since 2020
See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Alger County
The site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Alger County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
At $1,705 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Alger County spend about $6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each business on map listings, 71% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Alger County has 4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 52% 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 Alger County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Alger County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Alger County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Alger County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 19.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,225 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,705 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,286 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 52 |
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
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Alger 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 Alger County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,641−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,531
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 915 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $61,286
- Average household income
- $73,201
- Median home value
- $176,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,254
- Daytime population
- 8,368Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Alger County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Alger County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardClothing, shoes and laundry across Michigan
Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Alger County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clinton County, MI | 87 | 16 | 5.1 | $4.2M | +1.6% | #40 of 2,210 |
| 2Barry County, MI | 85 | 16 | 6.5 | $3M | +2.2% | #65 of 2,210 |
| 3Lapeer County, MI | 81 | 29 | 8.3 | $2.4M | +1.0% | #117 of 2,210 |
| 4Monroe County, MI | 78 | 58 | 9.2 | $2.2M | +0.7% | #168 of 2,210 |
| 5Allegan County, MI | 76 | 57 | 12.5 | $1.6M | +2.1% | #214 of 2,210 |
| 6Montcalm County, MI | 75 | 28 | 11.4 | $1.5M | +4.1% | #243 of 2,210 |
| 7Cass County, MI | 73 | 17 | 8.0 | $2.4M | +0.2% | #283 of 2,210 |
| 8Shiawassee County, MI | 72 | 26 | 9.2 | $2M | −0.4% | #308 of 2,210 |
| 9Ionia County, MI | 70 | 11 | 4.7 | $4M | −0.5% | #359 of 2,210 |
| 10Newaygo County, MI | 70 | 16 | 8.1 | $2.2M | +3.1% | #365 of 2,210 |
| Alger County, MI | Not scored | 4 | 11.3 | $1.5M | −2.3% |
Other business types in Alger County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry
- Clothing and shoe stores
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Alger County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Alger County. 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 Alger County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alger County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $6M a year, or $1,705 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,531 households in Alger County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alger County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Alger County has 11.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.5M, 71% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Alger County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Alger County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Alger County at 8,641 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,531 households. The median household income in Alger County is $61,286 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alger County. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Alger County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Alger County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Alger County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.