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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chisago County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chisago County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #101 of 2,210 scored counties
#6 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
29
15 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$47.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,227 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
86% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.6
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,142
+4.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chisago County is 83 (high), #101 of 2,210 scored counties and #6 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.

As of September 2026, map listings count 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chisago County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 52%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.6, 42% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Chisago County comes to about $47.6M a year: $2,227 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 86% 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 Chisago County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,561 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $48K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chisago County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chisago County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Chisago 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 Chisago County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureChisago CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.619.523.3
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment3,5611,2721,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,227$2,183$2,055
Median household income$99,400$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score8374

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 6
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$906K
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2915 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$48K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chisago 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 Chisago County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,142+4.3% since 2020
Households
21,364
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
415 sq. mi.
People per square mile
140
Median household income
$99,400+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,368
Median home value
$351,900
Jobs located here
13,785
Daytime population
41,049Residents 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 Chisago 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

Other business types in Chisago 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 Chisago County, MN?

Chisago County has 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $47.6M a year, or $2,227 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,364 households in Chisago County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chisago County has 13.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.6M, 86% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Chisago County would have about 54, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,561 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Chisago County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Chisago County at 59,142 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,364 households. Median household income in Chisago County is $99,400, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Chisago County scores 83 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #101 of 2,210 scored counties.

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