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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lake County, MI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,584 a household
Spending per listing
$8.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,182
+9.1% since 2020

See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Lake County

The site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Lake County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

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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 Lake County comes to about $8.2M a year: $1,584 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.2M per business.

There is 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Lake County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Lake County grew 9.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business on map listings, Lake County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lake 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 Lake County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.919.723.3
Spending per listing$8.2M$1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2251,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,584$1,975$2,055
Median household income$50,805$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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Lake 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 Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,182+9.1% since 2020
Households
5,190
Median age
49.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$50,805+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,678
Median home value
$133,900
Jobs located here
1,541
Daytime population
10,629Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Michigan

Every Michigan market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Lake 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
Lake County, MINot scored11.9$8.2M+9.1%

Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business in Lake County. 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 Lake County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.2M a year, or $1,584 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business on map listings, it comes to $8.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,190 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lake County has 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Lake County would have about 9, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Lake County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 13,182 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,190 households. The median household income in Lake County is $50,805 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.1% 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. Lake County has no market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lake County. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Lake County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

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