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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Tuscola County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Tuscola County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #648 of 2,210 scored counties
#25 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,733 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,680
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,733 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Tuscola County spend about $37.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $2.7M per business, 3 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Tuscola County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 14%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 72% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Tuscola County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Tuscola County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Tuscola County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #648 of 2,210 scored counties and #25 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.
How Tuscola 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 | Tuscola County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 19.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,225 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,733 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,811 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 52 |
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
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Tuscola 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 Tuscola County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,680−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 21,498
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 805 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $63,811+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,133
- Median home value
- $149,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,757
- Daytime population
- 44,077Residents 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 Tuscola 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 |
| 25Tuscola County, MI | 61 | 14 | 6.5 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #648 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Tuscola 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 laundry61
- Clothing and shoe stores60
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Tuscola County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Tuscola County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. 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 Tuscola County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tuscola County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $37.3M a year, or $1,733 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,498 households in Tuscola County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tuscola County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Tuscola County has 6.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.7M, 3 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Tuscola County would have about 42, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Tuscola County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Tuscola County at 52,680 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,498 households. The median household income in Tuscola County is $63,811 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Tuscola County scores 61 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #648 of 2,210 scored counties.
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