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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lake County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #800 of 2,210 scored counties
#34 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,873 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
75% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.1
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,746
−1.6% 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 $1,873 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $9.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.5M per business, 75% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Lake County has 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 12.1 per 10,000 households, 48% 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 Lake County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lake County is 57 (upper middle), #800 of 2,210 scored counties and #34 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Lake 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 Lake County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.119.523.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2721,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,873$2,183$2,055
Median household income$75,541$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5774

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
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Lake 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 Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,746−1.6% since 2020
Households
4,942
Median age
49.6
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,109 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$75,541+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,384
Median home value
$241,300
Jobs located here
3,658
Daytime population
9,997Residents 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 Lake 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
34Lake County, MN57612.1$1.5M−1.6%#800 of 2,210

Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lake County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. 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 Lake County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.3M a year, or $1,873 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,942 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lake County has 12.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.5M, 75% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Lake County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Lake County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 10,746 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,942 households. The median household income in Lake County is $75,541 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Lake County scores 57 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #800 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Lake County

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