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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kent County, MI
How Kent County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,387 of 2,210 scored counties
#53 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 651
- 298 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 303
- −12.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $533.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,077 a household
- Spending per listing
- $819K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 675,232
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,077 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Kent County spend about $533.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 651 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $819K per business, 7% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 651 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 25.4 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 303 businesses with payroll in Kent County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 12.2% from 2019. That is one for every 847 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 453 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kent County.
Population estimates show Kent County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kent County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,387 of 2,210 scored counties and #53 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.
How Kent 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 | Kent County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.4 | 19.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $819K | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 847 | 1,225 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.2% | −13.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,077 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $82,631 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 345 → 303−12.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,004
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $82.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 453Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 651298 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 606The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 675,232+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 256,648
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 850 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $82,631+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,612
- Median home value
- $289,900
- Jobs located here
- 399,575
- Daytime population
- 767,130Residents 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 Kent 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 |
| 53Kent County, MI | 43 | 651 | 25.4 | $819K | +2.5% | #1,387 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Kent 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 laundry43
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats62
- Dry cleaners65
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Kent County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 651 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kent County. 298 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 303 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 12.2% from 2019. Another 453 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kent County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $533.2M a year, or $2,077 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 651 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $819K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 256,648 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Kent County has 25.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $819K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Kent County would have about 606, against 651 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 847 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 675,232 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 256,648 households. The median household income in Kent County is $82,631 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.1% 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. Kent County scores 43 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,387 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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