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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Manistee County, MI

How Manistee 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #951 of 2,210 scored counties
#42 of 71 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
17
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,810 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.1
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,656
+2.3% 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 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Manistee County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 16.1 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Manistee County spend about $19.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,810 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 28% above 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 Manistee County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Manistee County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Manistee County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #951 of 2,210 scored counties and #42 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.

How Manistee 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 Manistee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureManistee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.119.723.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2251,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,810$1,975$2,055
Median household income$63,516$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5452

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
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
171 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Manistee 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 Manistee County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,656+2.3% since 2020
Households
10,561
Median age
49.7
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$63,516+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,176
Median home value
$182,200
Jobs located here
6,248
Daytime population
23,225Residents 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 Manistee 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
42Manistee County, MI541716.1$1.1M+2.3%#951 of 2,210

Other business types in Manistee 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 Manistee County, MI?

Manistee County has 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. 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 Manistee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $19.1M a year, or $1,810 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,561 households in Manistee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Manistee County has 16.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Manistee County would have about 22, against 17 on map listings.

How fast is Manistee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Manistee County at 25,656 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,561 households. Median household income in Manistee County is $63,516, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.9%, 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. Manistee County scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #951 of 2,210 scored counties.

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

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