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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Martin County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Martin County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,459 of 2,210 scored counties
#56 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 18
- 7 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,791 a household
- Spending per listing
- $880K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,440
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Martin County spend about $15.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,791 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $880K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Martin County as of September 2026. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 20.4 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Martin County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,210 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Martin County declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Martin County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,459 of 2,210 scored counties and #56 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Martin 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 | Martin County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.4 | 19.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $880K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,210 | 1,272 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,791 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,507 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $261K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 187 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Martin 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 Martin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,440−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 8,839
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 712 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $59,507+12.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,458
- Median home value
- $163,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,052
- Daytime population
- 18,159Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 56Martin County, MN | 41 | 18 | 20.4 | $880K | −2.8% | #1,459 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Martin 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Martin County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Martin County. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Martin County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $15.8M a year, or $1,791 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $880K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,839 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Martin County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Martin County has 20.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $880K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,210 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Martin County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Martin County at 19,440 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,839 households. The median household income in Martin County is $59,507 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.7% 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. Martin County scores 41 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,459 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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