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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Glacier County, MT

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Glacier County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,914 of 2,210 scored counties
#13 of 18 scored counties in Montana

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,441 a household
Spending per listing
$883K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.3
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,463
−2.0% 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

Glacier County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,914 of 2,210 scored counties and #13 of 18 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Glacier County comes to about $6.2M a year: $1,441 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $883K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.

Glacier County has 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 16.3 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Glacier County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,430 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Glacier County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Glacier 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Glacier County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureGlacier CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.320.623.3
Spending per listing$883K$835K$880K
Households per official establishment1,4301,2931,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,441$1,721$2,055
Median household income$46,875$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score2747

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$697K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Glacier 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 Glacier County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,463−2.0% since 2020
Households
4,291
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,995 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$46,875+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,150
Median home value
$165,100
Jobs located here
3,810
Daytime population
13,755Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Montana, with Glacier County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lewis and Clark County, MT664915.7$1.1M+5.8%#503 of 2,210
2Ravalli County, MT652312.3$1.4M+9.4%#535 of 2,210
3Lincoln County, MT571011.0$1.3M+13.1%#810 of 2,210
4Lake County, MT571915.1$1.1M+6.9%#829 of 2,210
5Fergus County, MT46713.2$1.2M+3.1%#1,266 of 2,210
6Gallatin County, MT4414828.9$685K+7.7%#1,357 of 2,210
7Yellowstone County, MT4115021.5$827K+4.5%#1,468 of 2,210
8Flathead County, MT4110924.6$707K+10.1%#1,482 of 2,210
9Cascade County, MT386618.5$888K+0.7%#1,585 of 2,210
10Missoula County, MT3813024.7$712K+4.4%#1,601 of 2,210
13Glacier County, MT27716.3$883K−2.0%#1,914 of 2,210

Other business types in Glacier County

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

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Glacier County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Glacier County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. 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.

How much do households in Glacier County, MT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $6.2M a year, or $1,441 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $883K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,291 households in Glacier County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Glacier County, MT compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Glacier County has 16.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $883K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,430 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Glacier County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Glacier County at 13,463 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,291 households. The median household income in Glacier County is $46,875 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Glacier County scores 27 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,914 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Glacier County

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