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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Newaygo County, MI
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Newaygo County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #365 of 2,210 scored counties
#10 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,776 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,622
- +3.1% since 2020
See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Newaygo County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Newaygo County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 65% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,776 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Newaygo County spend about $34.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.2M per business, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Newaygo County in 2023. That is one for every 1,965 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Newaygo County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Newaygo County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #365 of 2,210 scored counties and #10 of 71 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Newaygo 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 | Newaygo County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 19.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,965 | 1,225 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,776 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,304 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $580K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Newaygo 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 Newaygo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,622+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,651
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $63,304+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,003
- Median home value
- $186,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,466
- Daytime population
- 41,120Residents 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 Newaygo 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 |
Other business types in Newaygo 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 laundry70
- Clothing and shoe stores77
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Newaygo County, MI?
Newaygo County has 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Newaygo County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $34.9M a year, or $1,776 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,651 households in Newaygo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newaygo County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Newaygo County has 8.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.2M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Newaygo County would have about 40, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,965 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Newaygo County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Newaygo County at 51,622 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,651 households. Median household income in Newaygo County is $63,304, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Newaygo County scores 70 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #365 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Newaygo County
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