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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ionia County, MI

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ionia County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #359 of 2,210 scored counties
#9 of 71 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$43.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,861 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
4.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
80% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,557
−0.5% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Ionia County comes to about $43.5M a year: $1,861 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $4M per business, 4.5 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 11 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Ionia County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ionia County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Ionia County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Ionia County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #359 of 2,210 scored counties and #9 of 71 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Ionia 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 Ionia County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureIonia CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.719.723.3
Spending per listing$4M$1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2251,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,861$1,975$2,055
Median household income$75,611$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7052

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The 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 Ionia 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 Ionia County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,557−0.5% since 2020
Households
23,355
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
117
Median household income
$75,611+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,563
Median home value
$198,500
Jobs located here
18,430
Daytime population
58,714Residents 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 Ionia 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

Other business types in Ionia 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 Ionia County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ionia County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ionia County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $43.5M a year, or $1,861 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,355 households in Ionia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ionia County has 4.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $4M, 4.5 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Ionia County would have about 49, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Ionia County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Ionia County at 66,557 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,355 households. The median household income in Ionia County is $75,611 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Ionia County scores 70 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #359 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Ionia County

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