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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washtenaw County, MI
How Washtenaw 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #908 of 2,210 scored counties
#37 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 271
- 130 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 129
- −15.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $337.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,244 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 370,214
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 271 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washtenaw County. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 18.0 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Washtenaw County spend about $337.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,244 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 42% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washtenaw County in 2023, down 15.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,167 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 200 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $233K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washtenaw County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washtenaw County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washtenaw County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #908 of 2,210 scored counties and #37 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.
How Washtenaw 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 | Washtenaw County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 19.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,167 | 1,225 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.7% | −13.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,244 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $89,180 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 153 → 129−15.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,517
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 200Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 271130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 384The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $233K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 370,214−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 150,550
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 524
- Median household income
- $89,180+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,750
- Median home value
- $374,100
- Jobs located here
- 186,868
- Daytime population
- 409,361Residents 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 Washtenaw 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 |
| 37Washtenaw County, MI | 55 | 271 | 18.0 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #908 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Washtenaw 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 laundry55
- Clothing and shoe stores55
- Laundromats75
- Dry cleaners55
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Washtenaw County, MI?
There are 271 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Washtenaw County as of September 2026. 130 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 15.7% from 2019. Official counts list 200 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washtenaw County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $337.9M a year, or $2,244 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 271 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 150,550 households in Washtenaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washtenaw County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Washtenaw County has 18.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Washtenaw County would have about 384, against 271 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,167 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Washtenaw County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Washtenaw County at 370,214 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 150,550 households. Median household income in Washtenaw County is $89,180, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.9%, 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. Washtenaw County scores 55 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #908 of 2,210 scored counties.
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