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Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Minnesota

Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Bemidji, MN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Bemidji, MN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #333 of 536 scored small-town markets
#16 of 18 scored small-town markets based 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

At $1,887 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Bemidji area spend about $34.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $686K of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

The Bemidji area has 50 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 27.5 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in the Bemidji area 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 the Bemidji area grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, the Bemidji area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #333 of 536 scored small-town markets and #16 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.

How the Bemidji area 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 Bemidji, MN area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBemidji areaMinnesotaU.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 score4374

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Bemidji area, 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 the Bemidji area

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 small-town markets in Minnesota for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bemidji area marked.

Top small-town markets in Minnesota

Small-town markets in Minnesota ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Austin, MN87159.5$2M+2.3%#7 of 536
2Faribault-Northfield, MN853715.7$1.3M+4.2%#10 of 536
Wahpeton, ND-MN8088.4$2.3M0.0%#31 of 536
3Winona, MN783014.8$1.3M+1.8%#41 of 536
4Hutchinson, MN712617.1$1.2M−0.3%#91 of 536
5Grand Rapids, MN692915.6$1.2M+0.9%#106 of 536
6Fergus Falls, MN665120.3$947K+1.6%#131 of 536
7Detroit Lakes, MN602920.1$958K+0.9%#185 of 536
8Brainerd, MN599121.5$894K+4.3%#194 of 536
9Red Wing, MN594623.3$867K+1.3%#195 of 536
16Bemidji, MN435027.5$686K+1.8%#333 of 536

Other business types in the Bemidji area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Bemidji, MN area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Bemidji area. 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 the Bemidji, MN area 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 the Bemidji area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Bemidji area 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 U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Bemidji area 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 the Bemidji, MN area growing?

Population estimates put the Bemidji area at 47,055 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,172 households. The median household income in the Bemidji area is $68,975 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Bemidji area scores 43 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #333 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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