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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Grand Traverse County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Grand Traverse County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,854 of 2,210 scored counties
#69 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 141
- 53 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- −12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $81.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $581K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.0
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,729
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Grand Traverse County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,854 of 2,210 scored counties and #69 of 71 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 141 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Grand Traverse County. Of those, 53 are chain locations, or 38%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 35.0 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Grand Traverse County spend about $81.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,033 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 141 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $581K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Grand Traverse County in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 639 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $344K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Grand Traverse County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grand Traverse County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grand Traverse 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 | Grand Traverse County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.0 | 19.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $581K | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 639 | 1,225 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.5% | −13.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,033 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,647 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72 → 63−12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 508
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $344K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,729+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 40,287
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $81,647+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,300
- Median home value
- $339,400
- Jobs located here
- 46,591
- Daytime population
- 102,841Residents 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 Grand Traverse 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 |
| 69Grand Traverse County, MI | 30 | 141 | 35.0 | $581K | +1.4% | #1,854 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Grand Traverse 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 laundry30
- Clothing and shoe stores30
- Laundromats57
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Grand Traverse County, MI?
There are 141 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Grand Traverse County as of September 2026. 53 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grand Traverse County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $81.9M a year, or $2,033 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 141 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $581K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,287 households in Grand Traverse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Traverse County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Grand Traverse County has 35.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $581K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Grand Traverse County would have about 93, against 141 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 639 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Grand Traverse County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Grand Traverse County at 96,729 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,287 households. Median household income in Grand Traverse County is $81,647, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Grand Traverse County scores 30 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,854 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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