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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Missoula County, MT
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Missoula County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,601 of 2,210 scored counties
#10 of 18 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 130
- 51 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- −18.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $712K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,513
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 130 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Missoula County. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 24.7 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,757 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Missoula County spend about $92.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $712K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Missoula County was 49 in 2023, down 18.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,075 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 66 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $22K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Missoula County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Missoula County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Missoula County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,601 of 2,210 scored counties and #10 of 18 scored counties in Montana.
How Missoula 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 | Missoula County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.7 | 20.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $712K | $835K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,075 | 1,293 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.3% | −5.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,757 | $1,721 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,598 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 49−18.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 466
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13051 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 105The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $22K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Missoula 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 Missoula County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,513+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,679
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $75,598+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,306
- Median home value
- $472,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,258
- Daytime population
- 128,477Residents 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 Missoula 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 stores39
- Laundromats57
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Missoula County, MT?
There are 130 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Missoula County as of September 2026. 51 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 18.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Missoula County, MT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $92.6M a year, or $1,757 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $712K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,679 households in Missoula County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Missoula County, MT compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Missoula County has 24.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $712K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Missoula County would have about 105, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,075 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Missoula County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Missoula County at 123,513 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,679 households. Median household income in Missoula County is $75,598, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Missoula County scores 38 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,601 of 2,210 scored counties.
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