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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wexford County, MI

How Wexford 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,513 of 2,210 scored counties
#59 of 71 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
29
13 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,762 a household
Spending per listing
$832K
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.2
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,445
+2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wexford County. 13 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 21.2 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,762 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Wexford County spend about $24.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $832K per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Wexford County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,245 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Wexford County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wexford County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,513 of 2,210 scored counties and #59 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.

How Wexford 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 Wexford County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureWexford CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.219.723.3
Spending per listing$832K$1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,2451,2251,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.5%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,762$1,975$2,055
Median household income$61,085$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4052

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 11
Employees, 2023
50
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2913 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Wexford 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 Wexford County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,445+2.3% since 2020
Households
13,696
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$61,085+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,703
Median home value
$170,400
Jobs located here
12,506
Daytime population
34,920Residents 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 Wexford 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
59Wexford County, MI402921.2$832K+2.3%#1,513 of 2,210

Other business types in Wexford 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 Wexford County, MI?

There are 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Wexford County as of September 2026. 13 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $24.1M a year, or $1,762 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $832K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,696 households in Wexford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wexford County has 21.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $832K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Wexford County would have about 27, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,245 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Wexford County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Wexford County at 34,445 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,696 households. Median household income in Wexford County is $61,085, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Wexford County scores 40 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,513 of 2,210 scored counties.

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