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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Leelanau County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,678 of 2,210 scored counties
#63 of 71 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
36
3 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
24
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$22.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,290 a household
Spending per listing
$613K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
37.3
60% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,982
+3.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Leelanau County is 36 (lower middle), #1,678 of 2,210 scored counties and #63 of 71 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Leelanau County spend about $22.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,290 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $613K of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 36 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Leelanau County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 37.3 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Leelanau County was 24 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 402 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $140K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Leelanau County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Leelanau County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Leelanau 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 Leelanau County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLeelanau CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households37.319.723.3
Spending per listing$613K$1M$880K
Households per official establishment4021,2251,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−13.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,290$1,975$2,055
Median household income$99,422$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3652

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 240.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
79
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
363 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$140K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Leelanau 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 Leelanau County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,982+3.0% since 2020
Households
9,645
Median age
54.0
Homes lived in by their owners
92%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
347 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$99,422+52.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,818
Median home value
$458,400
Jobs located here
6,706
Daytime population
21,101Residents 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 Leelanau 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
63Leelanau County, MI363637.3$613K+3.0%#1,678 of 2,210

Other business types in Leelanau 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 Leelanau County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 36 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Leelanau County. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $22.1M a year, or $2,290 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $613K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,645 households in Leelanau County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Leelanau County has 37.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $613K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Leelanau County would have about 25, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 402 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Leelanau County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Leelanau County at 22,982 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,645 households. The median household income in Leelanau County is $99,422 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 52.4% 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. Leelanau County scores 36 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,678 of 2,210 scored counties.

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