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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bay County, MI
How Bay 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 · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #939 of 2,210 scored counties
#41 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 61
- 17 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $80.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,781 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,123
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 61 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bay County. 17 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 42% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Bay County comes to about $80.3M a year: $1,781 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 61 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.3M per business, 50% 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 Bay County was 18 in 2023, down 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,506 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Bay County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bay County is 54 (upper middle), #939 of 2,210 scored counties and #41 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.
How Bay 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 | Bay County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 19.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,506 | 1,225 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −40.0% | −13.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,781 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,763 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 18−40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The 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 Bay 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 Bay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,123−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 45,103
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 442 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 233
- Median household income
- $61,763+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,153
- Median home value
- $152,200
- Jobs located here
- 31,089
- Daytime population
- 93,442Residents 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 Bay 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 |
| 41Bay County, MI | 54 | 61 | 13.5 | $1.3M | −1.6% | #939 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Bay 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Bay County, MI?
Bay County has 61 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 40.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bay County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $80.3M a year, or $1,781 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,103 households in Bay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bay County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Bay County has 13.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Bay County would have about 91, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,506 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Bay County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Bay County at 102,123 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,103 households. Median household income in Bay County is $61,763, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Bay County scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #939 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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