Clothing and laundry · County · Minnesota
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wadena County, MN
How Wadena County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,592 of 2,210 scored counties
#59 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,741 a household
- Spending per listing
- $815K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.4
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,388
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wadena County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 21.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,741 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Wadena County spend about $10.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $815K per business, 7% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Wadena County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Wadena County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wadena County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,592 of 2,210 scored counties and #59 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Wadena 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 | Wadena County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.4 | 19.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $815K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,272 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,741 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,467 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 74 |
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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Wadena 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 Wadena County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,388+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,081
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 536 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $61,467+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,288
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,599
- Daytime population
- 13,890Residents 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 Wadena 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 |
| 59Wadena County, MN | 38 | 13 | 21.4 | $815K | +1.9% | #1,592 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Wadena 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Wadena County, MN?
Wadena County has 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) 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 Wadena County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wadena County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $10.6M a year, or $1,741 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $815K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,081 households in Wadena County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wadena County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Wadena County has 21.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $815K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Wadena County would have about 12, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Wadena County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Wadena County at 14,388 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,081 households. Median household income in Wadena County is $61,467, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Wadena County scores 38 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,592 of 2,210 scored counties.
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