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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Bozeman, MT metro area

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Bozeman, MT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #265 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana

Listings
148
46 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
57
+16.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$101.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,979 a household
Spending per listing
$685K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.9
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,740
+7.7% 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 $1,979 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Bozeman metro area spend about $101.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 148 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $685K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 148 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Bozeman metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 46 are chain locations, or 31%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 28.9 per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Bozeman metro area in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019. That is one for every 899 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 $654K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Bozeman metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bozeman metro area grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Bozeman metro area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #265 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana.

How the Bozeman metro area compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Bozeman, MT metro area compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureBozeman metro areaMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.920.623.3
Spending per listing$685K$835K$880K
Households per official establishment8991,2931,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.3%−5.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,979$1,721$2,055
Median household income$93,528$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score4147

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57+16.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
516
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
78Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14846 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
115The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$654K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Bozeman metro area, 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 the Bozeman metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
128,740+7.7% since 2020
Households
51,215
Median age
36.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$93,528+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,508
Median home value
$667,600
Jobs located here
70,333
Daytime population
127,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Montana

Every Montana market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Montana for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Montana, with the Bozeman metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Montana

Metro areas in Montana ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Helena, MT805514.1$1.3M+7.7%#20 of 387
2Billings, MT4316521.1$846K+4.8%#251 of 387
3Great Falls, MT426618.5$888K+0.7%#255 of 387
4Bozeman, MT4114828.9$685K+7.7%#265 of 387
5Missoula, MT3913123.9$733K+4.7%#275 of 387

Other business types in the Bozeman metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Bozeman, MT metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 148 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Bozeman metro area. 46 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Bozeman, MT metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $101.3M a year, or $1,979 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 148 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $685K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,215 households in the Bozeman metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bozeman, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

The Bozeman metro area has 28.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $685K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Bozeman metro area would have about 115, against 148 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 899 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Bozeman, MT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bozeman metro area at 128,740 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,215 households. The median household income in the Bozeman metro area is $93,528 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.9% 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. The Bozeman metro area scores 41 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #265 of 387 scored metro areas.

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