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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Montcalm County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #243 of 2,210 scored counties
#6 of 71 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
28
7 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$43.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,764 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
75% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.4
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
69,406
+4.1% 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

Households in Montcalm County spend about $43.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,764 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per business, 75% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 28 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Montcalm County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Montcalm County in 2023. That is one for every 8,170 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Montcalm County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Montcalm County is 75 (high), #243 of 2,210 scored counties and #6 of 71 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Montcalm 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 Montcalm County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMontcalm CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.419.723.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$1M$880K
Households per official establishment8,1701,2251,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,764$1,975$2,055
Median household income$67,344$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7552

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 3
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$388K
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
287 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The 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 Montcalm 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 Montcalm County

Population, 2025 estimate
69,406+4.1% since 2020
Households
24,511
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
705 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$67,344+36.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,730
Median home value
$185,500
Jobs located here
14,213
Daytime population
56,186Residents 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 Montcalm 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

Other business types in Montcalm 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 Montcalm County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Montcalm County. 7 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $43.2M a year, or $1,764 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,511 households in Montcalm County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montcalm County has 11.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.5M, 75% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Montcalm County would have about 49, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,170 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Montcalm County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Montcalm County at 69,406 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,511 households. The median household income in Montcalm County is $67,344 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.2% 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. Montcalm County scores 75 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #243 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 Montcalm County

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