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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Douglas County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Douglas County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,324 of 2,210 scored counties
#49 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 45
- 19 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $774K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.7
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,120
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Douglas County. 19 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 25.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Douglas County spend about $34.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,988 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $774K of household spending for each business on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,168 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Douglas County.
Population estimates show Douglas County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Douglas County is 45 (lower middle), #1,324 of 2,210 scored counties and #49 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Douglas 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.
| Measure | Douglas County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.7 | 19.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $774K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,168 | 1,272 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,988 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $79,043 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4519 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,120+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,519
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $79,043+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,237
- Median home value
- $321,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,394
- Daytime population
- 39,998Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Douglas County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| 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 |
| 49Douglas County, MN | 45 | 45 | 25.7 | $774K | +2.6% | #1,324 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Douglas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry45
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Douglas County, MN?
There are 45 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 19 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $34.8M a year, or $1,988 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $774K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,519 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Douglas County has 25.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $774K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Douglas County would have about 40, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,168 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 40,120 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,519 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $79,043, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Douglas County scores 45 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,324 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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