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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Allegan County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Allegan County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #214 of 2,210 scored counties
#5 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 57
- 9 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- −39.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,025 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 84% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,188
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Allegan County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #214 of 2,210 scored counties and #5 of 71 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
Households in Allegan County spend about $92.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,025 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 84% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 57 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Allegan County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 12.5 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Allegan County in 2023, down 39.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,252 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Allegan County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegan County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Allegan 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 | Allegan County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 19.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,252 | 1,225 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −39.1% | −13.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,025 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $83,283 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 14−39.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 579 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 105The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Allegan 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 Allegan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,188+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,522
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 825 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $83,283+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,889
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,851
- Daytime population
- 107,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Allegan 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 |
Other business types in Allegan 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 laundry76
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats58
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Allegan County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Allegan County. 9 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 39.1% from 2019. Official counts list 59 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allegan County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $92.2M a year, or $2,025 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,522 households in Allegan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegan County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Allegan County has 12.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.6M, 84% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Allegan County would have about 105, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,252 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 39.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Allegan County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Allegan County at 123,188 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,522 households. The median household income in Allegan County is $83,283 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Allegan County scores 76 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #214 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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