Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Michigan
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Flint, MI metro area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Flint, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #137 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 282
- 118 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 95
- −13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $304.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,819 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.9
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 401,093
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Flint metro area spend about $304.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,819 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
The Flint metro area has 282 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 118 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.9, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 95 businesses with payroll in the Flint metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,761 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 250 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $522K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Flint metro area.
Population estimates show the Flint metro area declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Flint metro area is 58 (upper middle), #137 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Flint metro area 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 | Flint metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.9 | 19.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,761 | 1,225 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.6% | −13.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,819 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,281 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 95−13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,018
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 250Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 282118 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 346The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $522K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Flint metro area, 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 the Flint metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 401,093−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 167,334
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 633
- Median household income
- $62,281+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,062
- Median home value
- $182,400
- Jobs located here
- 125,696
- Daytime population
- 375,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Flint metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 80 | 58 | 9.2 | $2.2M | +0.7% | #18 of 387 |
| 2Midland, MI | 79 | 50 | 14.3 | $1.4M | +0.3% | #22 of 387 |
| 3Jackson, MI | 68 | 87 | 13.9 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #64 of 387 |
| 4Ann Arbor, MI | 66 | 271 | 18.0 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #83 of 387 |
| 5Battle Creek, MI | 64 | 80 | 15.0 | $1.2M | −0.6% | #98 of 387 |
| 6Bay City, MI | 63 | 61 | 13.5 | $1.3M | −1.6% | #106 of 387 |
| 7Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 62 | 359 | 18.5 | $1M | +1.4% | #115 of 387 |
| 8Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 62 | 885 | 20.1 | $1M | +2.8% | #117 of 387 |
| 9Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 61 | 187 | 17.5 | $1.1M | +0.8% | #121 of 387 |
| 10Niles, MI | 60 | 111 | 17.3 | $1.1M | −1.3% | #125 of 387 |
| 11Flint, MI | 58 | 282 | 16.9 | $1.1M | −1.1% | #137 of 387 |
Other business types in the Flint metro area
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 laundry58
- Clothing and shoe stores56
- Laundromats62
- Dry cleaners64
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Flint, MI metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 282 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Flint metro area. 118 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 250 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Flint, MI metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $304.4M a year, or $1,819 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 282 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,334 households in the Flint metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Flint, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Flint metro area has 16.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Flint metro area would have about 346, against 282 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,761 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Flint, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Flint metro area at 401,093 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,334 households. The median household income in the Flint metro area is $62,281 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. The Flint metro area scores 58 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #137 of 387 scored metro areas.
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