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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Otter Tail County, MN
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Otter Tail County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #840 of 2,210 scored counties
#35 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 51
- 9 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $947K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.3
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,041
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Otter Tail County. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.3, 13% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,920 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Otter Tail County spend about $48.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $947K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Otter Tail County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,795 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $49K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Otter Tail County.
Population estimates show Otter Tail County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Otter Tail County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #840 of 2,210 scored counties and #35 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Otter Tail 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 | Otter Tail County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.3 | 19.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $947K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,795 | 1,272 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,920 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,255 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $497K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 519 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $49K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,041+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 25,157
- Median age
- 45.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,972 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $72,255+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,523
- Median home value
- $273,000
- Jobs located here
- 23,068
- Daytime population
- 55,886Residents 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 Otter Tail 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 |
| 35Otter Tail County, MN | 57 | 51 | 20.3 | $947K | +1.6% | #840 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Otter Tail 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 laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats40
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Otter Tail County, MN?
Otter Tail County has 51 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Otter Tail County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $48.3M a year, or $1,920 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $947K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,157 households in Otter Tail County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Otter Tail County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Otter Tail County has 20.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $947K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Otter Tail County would have about 55, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,795 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Otter Tail County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Otter Tail County at 61,041 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,157 households. Median household income in Otter Tail County is $72,255, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Otter Tail County scores 57 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #840 of 2,210 scored counties.
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