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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dakota County, MN

How Dakota County, MN 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #492 of 2,210 scored counties
#24 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
310
177 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
149
−18.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$413.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,370 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.8
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
457,710
+3.9% 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

Households in Dakota County spend about $413.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,370 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 51% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 310 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Dakota County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 149 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Dakota County in 2023, down 18.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,170 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 257 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $4.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Dakota County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dakota County grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dakota County is 66 (upper middle), #492 of 2,210 scored counties and #24 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Dakota 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 Dakota County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureDakota CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.819.523.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,1701,2721,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−18.1%−12.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,370$2,183$2,055
Median household income$106,318$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6674

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
182 → 149−18.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,825
Annual payroll, 2023
$45.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
257Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
310177 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
470The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$4.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
457,710+3.9% since 2020
Households
174,362
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
563 sq. mi.
People per square mile
792
Median household income
$106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,265
Median home value
$381,000
Jobs located here
180,369
Daytime population
396,728Residents 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 Dakota 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
24Dakota County, MN6631017.8$1.3M+3.9%#492 of 2,210

Other business types in Dakota County

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 Dakota County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 310 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dakota County. 177 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 149 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 18.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 257 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $413.3M a year, or $2,370 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 310 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dakota County has 17.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Dakota County would have about 470, against 310 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,170 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. 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. Dakota County scores 66 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #492 of 2,210 scored counties.

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