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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Olmsted County, MN

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Olmsted County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,058 of 2,210 scored counties
#41 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
149
81 chain locations (54%)
Official establishments
74
−6.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$153.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,292 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.3
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,731
+2.3% 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 $2,292 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Olmsted County spend about $153.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1M per business, 17% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Olmsted County has 149 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 54% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 22.3 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Olmsted County was 74 in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 904 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 78 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $54K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Olmsted County.

Population estimates show Olmsted County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Olmsted County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,058 of 2,210 scored counties and #41 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Olmsted 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 Olmsted County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureOlmsted CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.319.523.3
Spending per listing$1M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment9041,2721,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.3%−12.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,292$2,183$2,055
Median household income$95,406$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5274

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79 → 74−6.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,298
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
78Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14981 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
174The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$54K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
166,731+2.3% since 2020
Households
66,918
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
654 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$95,406+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,916
Median home value
$331,700
Jobs located here
111,121
Daytime population
185,535Residents 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 Olmsted 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
41Olmsted County, MN5214922.3$1M+2.3%#1,058 of 2,210

Other business types in Olmsted 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 Olmsted County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 149 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Olmsted County. 81 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $153.4M a year, or $2,292 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,918 households in Olmsted County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Olmsted County has 22.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Olmsted County would have about 174, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 904 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Olmsted County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Olmsted County at 166,731 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,918 households. The median household income in Olmsted County is $95,406 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Olmsted County scores 52 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,058 of 2,210 scored counties.

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

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