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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Delta County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Delta County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,502 of 2,210 scored counties
#58 of 71 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
28
9 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,755 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.5
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,582
−0.8% 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

At $1,755 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Delta County spend about $28M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 28 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1M per business, 14% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 28 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Delta County as of September 2026. 9 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 17.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Delta County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,331 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delta County declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Delta County is 40 (lower middle), #1,502 of 2,210 scored counties and #58 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.

How Delta 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Delta County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureDelta CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.519.723.3
Spending per listing$1M$1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,3311,2251,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,755$1,975$2,055
Median household income$57,809$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4052

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 12
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$589K
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
289 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Delta 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 Delta County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,582−0.8% since 2020
Households
15,971
Median age
48.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,171 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$57,809+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,442
Median home value
$157,100
Jobs located here
12,720
Daytime population
35,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Delta County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clinton County, MI87165.1$4.2M+1.6%#40 of 2,210
2Barry County, MI85166.5$3M+2.2%#65 of 2,210
3Lapeer County, MI81298.3$2.4M+1.0%#117 of 2,210
4Monroe County, MI78589.2$2.2M+0.7%#168 of 2,210
5Allegan County, MI765712.5$1.6M+2.1%#214 of 2,210
6Montcalm County, MI752811.4$1.5M+4.1%#243 of 2,210
7Cass County, MI73178.0$2.4M+0.2%#283 of 2,210
8Shiawassee County, MI72269.2$2M−0.4%#308 of 2,210
9Ionia County, MI70114.7$4M−0.5%#359 of 2,210
10Newaygo County, MI70168.1$2.2M+3.1%#365 of 2,210
58Delta County, MI402817.5$1M−0.8%#1,502 of 2,210

Other business types in Delta 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 Delta County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Delta County. 9 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Delta County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $28M a year, or $1,755 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,971 households in Delta County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delta County has 17.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Delta County would have about 32, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,331 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Delta County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Delta County at 36,582 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,971 households. The median household income in Delta County is $57,809 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Delta County scores 40 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,502 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 Delta County

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