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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kalkaska County, MI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,753 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
5.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
83% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,693
+4.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kalkaska County. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 83% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Kalkaska County comes to about $13.7M a year: $1,753 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 5.2 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kalkaska County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kalkaska County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, Kalkaska County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureKalkaska CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.919.723.3
Spending per listing$4.6M$1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2251,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,753$1,975$2,055
Median household income$68,578$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

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
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,693+4.3% since 2020
Households
7,789
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
88%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$68,578+46.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,688
Median home value
$188,900
Jobs located here
4,285
Daytime population
15,796Residents 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 Kalkaska 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
Kalkaska County, MINot scored33.9$4.6M+4.3%

Other business types in Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska County, MI?

Kalkaska County has 3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Kalkaska County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.7M a year, or $1,753 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,789 households in Kalkaska County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kalkaska County has 3.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 83% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $4.6M, 5.2 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Kalkaska County would have about 16, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Kalkaska County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Kalkaska County at 18,693 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,789 households. Median household income in Kalkaska County is $68,578, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 46.2%, 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. Kalkaska County has no market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Kalkaska County

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