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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Houston County, MN
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Houston County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #360 of 2,210 scored counties
#21 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 3.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 74% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,400
- −2.3% since 2020
See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Houston County
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What this means
Households in Houston County spend about $16.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,002 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $3.3M per business, 3.7 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Houston County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Houston County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Houston County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #360 of 2,210 scored counties and #21 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 19.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,272 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,002 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $79,825 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,400−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,134
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 552 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $79,825+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,996
- Median home value
- $239,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,470
- Daytime population
- 15,004Residents 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 Houston 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 |
| 21Houston County, MN | 70 | 5 | 6.1 | $3.3M | −2.3% | #360 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Houston 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 laundry70
- Clothing and shoe stores68
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Houston County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Houston County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Houston County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Houston County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.3M a year, or $2,002 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,134 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Houston County has 6.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $3.3M, 3.7 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Houston County would have about 19, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Houston County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 18,400 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,134 households. The median household income in Houston County is $79,825 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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. Houston County scores 70 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #360 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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