Market rankings · Minnesota
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Minnesota
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Minnesota, ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,489
- 1,904 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 1,814
- −12.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 16% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #4 of 51
- Market score 74 · Upper middle
A site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings around any address in Minnesota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Minnesota has 4,489 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.5, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Minnesota comes to about $5B a year: $2,183 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Minnesota was 1,814 in 2023, down 12.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,272 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 105 SBA-backed loans worth $25.6M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Minnesota.
Among the 50 states and DC, Minnesota ranks #4 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Minnesota, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area scores highest (72). Of the 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Minnesota, the Austin area scores highest (87).
Every market in Minnesota for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Minnesota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 72 | 2,923 | 19.8 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #47 of 387 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 71 | 216 | 19.6 | $1M | +7.7% | #55 of 387 |
| 2Rochester, MN | 68 | 183 | 19.7 | $1.1M | +2.0% | #69 of 387 |
| 3Duluth, MN-WI | 59 | 222 | 18.4 | $1M | +0.2% | #132 of 387 |
| 4St. Cloud, MN | 58 | 154 | 19.7 | $998K | +3.0% | #141 of 387 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 58 | 142 | 19.7 | $987K | +0.4% | #143 of 387 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 56 | 90 | 20.6 | $923K | +0.8% | #161 of 387 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 55 | 283 | 23.1 | $890K | +9.5% | #169 of 387 |
| 5Mankato, MN | 34 | 118 | 29.1 | $677K | +1.2% | #301 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin, MN | 87 | 15 | 9.5 | $2M | +2.3% | #7 of 536 |
| 2Faribault-Northfield, MN | 85 | 37 | 15.7 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #10 of 536 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 80 | 8 | 8.4 | $2.3M | 0.0% | #31 of 536 |
| 3Winona, MN | 78 | 30 | 14.8 | $1.3M | +1.8% | #41 of 536 |
| 4Hutchinson, MN | 71 | 26 | 17.1 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #91 of 536 |
| 5Grand Rapids, MN | 69 | 29 | 15.6 | $1.2M | +0.9% | #106 of 536 |
| 6Fergus Falls, MN | 66 | 51 | 20.3 | $947K | +1.6% | #131 of 536 |
| 7Detroit Lakes, MN | 60 | 29 | 20.1 | $958K | +0.9% | #185 of 536 |
| 8Brainerd, MN | 59 | 91 | 21.5 | $894K | +4.3% | #194 of 536 |
| 9Red Wing, MN | 59 | 46 | 23.3 | $867K | +1.3% | #195 of 536 |
| 10Willmar, MN | 59 | 42 | 23.9 | $816K | +2.3% | #197 of 536 |
| 11Marshall, MN | 57 | 25 | 24.7 | $786K | +1.0% | #220 of 536 |
| 12Alexandria, MN | 52 | 45 | 25.7 | $774K | +2.6% | #254 of 536 |
| 13New Ulm, MN | 51 | 20 | 18.1 | $1M | −1.5% | #258 of 536 |
| 14Fairmont, MN | 48 | 18 | 20.4 | $880K | −2.8% | #288 of 536 |
| 15Albert Lea, MN | 47 | 31 | 24.1 | $777K | −1.5% | #297 of 536 |
| 16Bemidji, MN | 43 | 50 | 27.5 | $686K | +1.8% | #333 of 536 |
| 17Owatonna, MN | 42 | 62 | 41.0 | $493K | +0.2% | #347 of 536 |
| 18Worthington, MN | 37 | 21 | 27.4 | $687K | +0.6% | #396 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 94 | 31 | 8.7 | $2.6M | +6.8% | #6 of 2,210 |
| 2Scott County, MN | 90 | 58 | 10.6 | $2.5M | +5.1% | #18 of 2,210 |
| 3Isanti County, MN | 89 | 15 | 9.2 | $2.2M | +7.3% | #27 of 2,210 |
| 4Carver County, MN | 88 | 50 | 12.1 | $2.2M | +6.6% | #33 of 2,210 |
| 5Clay County, MN | 87 | 19 | 7.2 | $2.8M | +3.6% | #43 of 2,210 |
| 6Chisago County, MN | 83 | 29 | 13.6 | $1.6M | +4.3% | #101 of 2,210 |
| 7Dodge County, MN | 82 | 8 | 9.9 | $2.2M | +2.3% | #103 of 2,210 |
| 8Cass County, MN | 81 | 13 | 10.1 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #121 of 2,210 |
| 9Carlton County, MN | 80 | 13 | 9.2 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #130 of 2,210 |
| 10Mower County, MN | 80 | 15 | 9.5 | $2M | +2.3% | #133 of 2,210 |
| 11Le Sueur County, MN | 80 | 16 | 13.7 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #144 of 2,210 |
| 12Pine County, MN | 79 | 11 | 8.9 | $2.1M | +5.5% | #153 of 2,210 |
| 13Anoka County, MN | 79 | 176 | 12.8 | $1.8M | +4.7% | #158 of 2,210 |
| 14Sibley County, MN | 78 | 7 | 11.8 | $1.7M | +3.6% | #175 of 2,210 |
| 15Todd County, MN | 77 | 9 | 8.8 | $2.1M | +3.0% | #184 of 2,210 |
| 16Rice County, MN | 77 | 37 | 15.7 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #196 of 2,210 |
| 17Meeker County, MN | 76 | 5 | 5.3 | $3.6M | +0.7% | #198 of 2,210 |
| 18Washington County, MN | 73 | 165 | 15.6 | $1.6M | +6.9% | #292 of 2,210 |
| 19Benton County, MN | 71 | 17 | 10.2 | $1.9M | +0.9% | #339 of 2,210 |
| 20Kanabec County, MN | 71 | 8 | 12.2 | $1.5M | +3.6% | #348 of 2,210 |
| 21Houston County, MN | 70 | 5 | 6.1 | $3.3M | −2.3% | #360 of 2,210 |
| 22Winona County, MN | 69 | 30 | 14.8 | $1.3M | +1.8% | #412 of 2,210 |
| 23Wabasha County, MN | 67 | 13 | 14.2 | $1.4M | +0.7% | #458 of 2,210 |
| 24Dakota County, MN | 66 | 310 | 17.8 | $1.3M | +3.9% | #492 of 2,210 |
| 25Fillmore County, MN | 66 | 13 | 14.9 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #496 of 2,210 |
Show all 87 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Waseca County, MN | 65 | 7 | 9.4 | $2M | −1.5% | #514 of 2,210 |
| 27Polk County, MN | 64 | 12 | 9.7 | $2M | −1.8% | #554 of 2,210 |
| 28Morrison County, MN | 64 | 22 | 15.6 | $1.2M | +1.9% | #570 of 2,210 |
| 29McLeod County, MN | 64 | 26 | 17.1 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #573 of 2,210 |
| 30Nicollet County, MN | 62 | 22 | 16.9 | $1.2M | −0.7% | #632 of 2,210 |
| 31Wright County, MN | 62 | 117 | 21.7 | $1.1M | +11.1% | #638 of 2,210 |
| 32Aitkin County, MN | 61 | 10 | 13.8 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #676 of 2,210 |
| 33Itasca County, MN | 61 | 29 | 15.6 | $1.2M | +0.9% | #680 of 2,210 |
| 34Lake County, MN | 57 | 6 | 12.1 | $1.5M | −1.6% | #800 of 2,210 |
| 35Otter Tail County, MN | 57 | 51 | 20.3 | $947K | +1.6% | #840 of 2,210 |
| 36Chippewa County, MN | 56 | 6 | 11.7 | $1.6M | −1.6% | #846 of 2,210 |
| 37Mille Lacs County, MN | 56 | 21 | 19.7 | $960K | +4.8% | #886 of 2,210 |
| 38Hubbard County, MN | 56 | 18 | 20.1 | $941K | +4.6% | #888 of 2,210 |
| 39Koochiching County, MN | 53 | 6 | 10.2 | $1.8M | −3.7% | #983 of 2,210 |
| 40Redwood County, MN | 53 | 8 | 12.7 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #991 of 2,210 |
| 41Olmsted County, MN | 52 | 149 | 22.3 | $1M | +2.3% | #1,058 of 2,210 |
| 42Becker County, MN | 51 | 29 | 20.1 | $958K | +0.9% | #1,113 of 2,210 |
| 43Goodhue County, MN | 50 | 46 | 23.3 | $867K | +1.3% | #1,141 of 2,210 |
| 44Kandiyohi County, MN | 50 | 42 | 23.9 | $816K | +2.3% | #1,146 of 2,210 |
| 45Lyon County, MN | 48 | 25 | 24.7 | $786K | +1.0% | #1,218 of 2,210 |
| 46Cottonwood County, MN | 47 | 8 | 17.3 | $1.1M | −1.0% | #1,234 of 2,210 |
| 47Stearns County, MN | 47 | 137 | 22.3 | $887K | +3.6% | #1,246 of 2,210 |
| 48Ramsey County, MN | 46 | 462 | 20.9 | $1M | −1.8% | #1,272 of 2,210 |
| 49Douglas County, MN | 45 | 45 | 25.7 | $774K | +2.6% | #1,324 of 2,210 |
| 50Crow Wing County, MN | 45 | 78 | 26.5 | $731K | +4.3% | #1,327 of 2,210 |
| 51Brown County, MN | 44 | 20 | 18.1 | $1M | −1.5% | #1,335 of 2,210 |
| 52Hennepin County, MN | 43 | 1,413 | 26.2 | $896K | +0.2% | #1,380 of 2,210 |
| 53Pennington County, MN | 43 | 14 | 22.6 | $844K | −1.8% | #1,385 of 2,210 |
| 54St. Louis County, MN | 42 | 183 | 21.0 | $908K | +0.2% | #1,412 of 2,210 |
| 55Roseau County, MN | 41 | 12 | 19.1 | $992K | −0.3% | #1,450 of 2,210 |
| 56Martin County, MN | 41 | 18 | 20.4 | $880K | −2.8% | #1,459 of 2,210 |
| 57Freeborn County, MN | 40 | 31 | 24.1 | $777K | −1.5% | #1,520 of 2,210 |
| 58Steele County, MN | 39 | 62 | 41.0 | $493K | +0.2% | #1,569 of 2,210 |
| 59Wadena County, MN | 38 | 13 | 21.4 | $815K | +1.9% | #1,592 of 2,210 |
| 60Beltrami County, MN | 37 | 50 | 27.5 | $686K | +1.8% | #1,634 of 2,210 |
| 61Blue Earth County, MN | 30 | 96 | 34.8 | $552K | +2.1% | #1,859 of 2,210 |
| 62Nobles County, MN | 29 | 21 | 27.4 | $687K | +0.6% | #1,873 of 2,210 |
| Renville County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 5.0 | $3.8M | −2.3% | |
| Faribault County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 6.6 | $2.8M | −0.1% | |
| Pope County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 8.1 | $2.4M | +0.8% | |
| Watonwan County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 9.5 | $2M | +2.0% | |
| Jackson County, MN | Not scored | 7 | 16.0 | $1.2M | −1.3% | |
| Swift County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 9.7 | $1.9M | −0.4% | |
| Stevens County, MN | Not scored | 10 | 25.7 | $771K | +0.8% | |
| Rock County, MN | Not scored | 7 | 17.3 | $1.1M | −1.7% | |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Not scored | 8 | 19.7 | $980K | −0.2% | |
| Pipestone County, MN | Not scored | 5 | 12.6 | $1.5M | −1.7% | |
| Marshall County, MN | Not scored | 5 | 13.2 | $1.4M | −2.5% | |
| Clearwater County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 9.0 | $2M | +1.0% | |
| Murray County, MN | Not scored | 5 | 13.9 | $1.4M | −2.9% | |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Not scored | 6 | 20.5 | $948K | +0.2% | |
| Wilkin County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 11.3 | $1.6M | −2.9% | |
| Norman County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 7.4 | $2.5M | −1.6% | |
| Grant County, MN | Not scored | 1 | 4.0 | $4.8M | −0.1% | |
| Cook County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 14.8 | $1.3M | −1.4% | |
| Lincoln County, MN | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $4.6M | −0.7% | |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 15.9 | $1.1M | −4.1% | |
| Big Stone County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 18.7 | $1M | −2.0% | |
| Kittson County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 22.5 | $871K | −3.7% | |
| Red Lake County, MN | Not scored | 1 | 6.0 | $3.2M | +0.1% | |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | Not scored | 1 | 5.5 | $3.7M | 0.0% | |
| Traverse County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 15.3 | $1.2M | −6.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Minnesota?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,489 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Minnesota. 1,904 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 1,814 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 12.6% from 2019. Official counts list 3,639 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Minnesota spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $5B a year, or $2,183 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,489 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,307,955 households in Minnesota and national spending patterns by income.
How does Minnesota compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Minnesota has 19.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Minnesota would have about 5,724, against 4,489 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,272 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Minnesota has the highest market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Minnesota, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Minnesota, the Austin area scores highest, at 87 (high). Among 62 scored counties in Minnesota, Sherburne County scores highest, at 94 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Minnesota scores 74 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #4 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Minnesota. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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