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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fergus County, MT
How Fergus County, MT 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,266 of 2,210 scored counties
#5 of 18 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,538 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,825
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fergus County. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.2, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Fergus County spend about $8.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,538 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 32% above 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 Fergus County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Fergus County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Fergus County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,266 of 2,210 scored counties and #5 of 18 scored counties in Montana.
How Fergus County 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.
| Measure | Fergus County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 20.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $835K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,293 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,538 | $1,721 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,706 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 47 |
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
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Fergus 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 Fergus County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,825+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,303
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 4,339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $63,706+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,592
- Median home value
- $236,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,374
- Daytime population
- 11,143Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewis and Clark County, MT | 66 | 49 | 15.7 | $1.1M | +5.8% | #503 of 2,210 |
| 2Ravalli County, MT | 65 | 23 | 12.3 | $1.4M | +9.4% | #535 of 2,210 |
| 3Lincoln County, MT | 57 | 10 | 11.0 | $1.3M | +13.1% | #810 of 2,210 |
| 4Lake County, MT | 57 | 19 | 15.1 | $1.1M | +6.9% | #829 of 2,210 |
| 5Fergus County, MT | 46 | 7 | 13.2 | $1.2M | +3.1% | #1,266 of 2,210 |
| 6Gallatin County, MT | 44 | 148 | 28.9 | $685K | +7.7% | #1,357 of 2,210 |
| 7Yellowstone County, MT | 41 | 150 | 21.5 | $827K | +4.5% | #1,468 of 2,210 |
| 8Flathead County, MT | 41 | 109 | 24.6 | $707K | +10.1% | #1,482 of 2,210 |
| 9Cascade County, MT | 38 | 66 | 18.5 | $888K | +0.7% | #1,585 of 2,210 |
| 10Missoula County, MT | 38 | 130 | 24.7 | $712K | +4.4% | #1,601 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Fergus 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 laundry46
- Clothing and shoe stores40
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Fergus County, MT?
There are 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Fergus County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Fergus County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fergus County, MT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $8.2M a year, or $1,538 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,303 households in Fergus County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fergus County, MT compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Fergus County has 13.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Fergus County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Fergus County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Fergus County at 11,825 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,303 households. Median household income in Fergus County is $63,706, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Fergus County scores 46 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,266 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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