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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pennington County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pennington County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,385 of 2,210 scored counties
#53 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 14
- 5 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,903 a household
- Spending per listing
- $844K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,686
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pennington County. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.6, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Pennington County comes to about $11.8M a year: $1,903 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $844K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Pennington County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,069 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Pennington County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pennington County is 43 (lower middle), #1,385 of 2,210 scored counties and #53 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Pennington 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 | Pennington County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 19.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $844K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,069 | 1,272 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,903 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $77,325 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $442K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Pennington 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 Pennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,686−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 6,207
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $77,325+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,104
- Median home value
- $195,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,431
- Daytime population
- 16,641Residents 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 Pennington 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 |
| 53Pennington County, MN | 43 | 14 | 22.6 | $844K | −1.8% | #1,385 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Pennington 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 laundry43
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Pennington County, MN?
There are 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Pennington County as of September 2026. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pennington County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $11.8M a year, or $1,903 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $844K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,207 households in Pennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennington County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Pennington County has 22.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $844K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Pennington County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,069 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Pennington County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Pennington County at 13,686 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,207 households. Median household income in Pennington County is $77,325, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Pennington County scores 43 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,385 of 2,210 scored counties.
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