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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in St. Clair County, MI
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in St. Clair County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #491 of 2,210 scored counties
#19 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 96
- 38 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −50.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $129M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,903 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,486
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in St. Clair County. 38 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in St. Clair County comes to about $129M a year: $1,903 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 53% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in St. Clair County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,569 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 89 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $806K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in St. Clair County.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Clair County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Clair County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #491 of 2,210 scored counties and #19 of 71 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Clair 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 | St. Clair County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 19.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,569 | 1,225 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −50.0% | −13.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,903 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,270 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 19−50.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 89Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9638 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 147The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $806K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,486+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 67,816
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 722 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 222
- Median household income
- $71,270+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,621
- Median home value
- $224,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,623
- Daytime population
- 129,372Residents 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 St. Clair 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 |
| 19St. Clair County, MI | 66 | 96 | 14.2 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #491 of 2,210 |
Other business types in St. Clair 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores65
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in St. Clair County, MI?
There are 96 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in St. Clair County as of September 2026. 38 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 50.0% from 2019. Official counts list 89 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Clair County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $129M a year, or $1,903 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,816 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
St. Clair County has 14.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 147, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,569 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Clair County, MI growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 160,486 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,816 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $71,270, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. St. Clair County scores 66 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #491 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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