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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington County, MN
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #292 of 2,210 scored counties
#18 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 165
- 89 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- −16.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $265M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,510 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 82% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 286,895
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,510 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $265M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.6M per business, 82% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Washington County has 165 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 15.6 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 89 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,186 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 165 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Washington County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #292 of 2,210 scored counties and #18 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 19.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,186 | 1,272 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.0% | −12.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,510 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $115,345 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 106 → 89−16.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,179
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 165Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16589 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 301The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 286,895+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 105,577
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 718
- Median household income
- $115,345+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,415
- Median home value
- $422,000
- Jobs located here
- 92,191
- Daytime population
- 224,861Residents 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 Washington 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 |
| 18Washington County, MN | 73 | 165 | 15.6 | $1.6M | +6.9% | #292 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Washington 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 laundry73
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners78
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Washington County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 165 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washington County. 89 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 16.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 165 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $265M a year, or $2,510 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 165 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,577 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Washington County has 15.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.6M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 301, against 165 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,186 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 286,895 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,577 households. The median household income in Washington County is $115,345 a year, 43% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Washington County scores 73 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #292 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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