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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Beltrami County, MN

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Beltrami County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,634 of 2,210 scored counties
#60 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
50
18 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
16
−27.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$34.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,887 a household
Spending per listing
$686K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.5
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,055
+1.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 50 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Beltrami County. 18 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.5, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Beltrami County comes to about $34.3M a year: $1,887 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 50 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $686K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Beltrami County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,136 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Beltrami County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Beltrami County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,634 of 2,210 scored counties and #60 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Beltrami County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Beltrami County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBeltrami CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.519.523.3
Spending per listing$686K$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,1361,2721,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−27.3%−12.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,887$2,183$2,055
Median household income$68,975$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score3774

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 16−27.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
146
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5018 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The 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 Beltrami 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 Beltrami County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,055+1.8% since 2020
Households
18,172
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$68,975+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,694
Median home value
$237,500
Jobs located here
21,323
Daytime population
47,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Beltrami County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN94318.7$2.6M+6.8%#6 of 2,210
2Scott County, MN905810.6$2.5M+5.1%#18 of 2,210
3Isanti County, MN89159.2$2.2M+7.3%#27 of 2,210
4Carver County, MN885012.1$2.2M+6.6%#33 of 2,210
5Clay County, MN87197.2$2.8M+3.6%#43 of 2,210
6Chisago County, MN832913.6$1.6M+4.3%#101 of 2,210
7Dodge County, MN8289.9$2.2M+2.3%#103 of 2,210
8Cass County, MN811310.1$1.9M+4.2%#121 of 2,210
9Carlton County, MN80139.2$2.1M+1.4%#130 of 2,210
10Mower County, MN80159.5$2M+2.3%#133 of 2,210
60Beltrami County, MN375027.5$686K+1.8%#1,634 of 2,210

Other business types in Beltrami 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 Beltrami County, MN?

Beltrami County has 50 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 27.3% from 2019. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Beltrami County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $34.3M a year, or $1,887 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $686K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,172 households in Beltrami County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Beltrami County has 27.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $686K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Beltrami County would have about 39, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,136 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Beltrami County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Beltrami County at 47,055 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,172 households. Median household income in Beltrami County is $68,975, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.3%, 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. Beltrami County scores 37 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,634 of 2,210 scored counties.

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