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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Buffalo County, NE
How Buffalo County, NE 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,771 of 2,210 scored counties
#20 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 57
- 24 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,943 a household
- Spending per listing
- $681K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.5
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,172
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Buffalo County is 33 (lower middle), #1,771 of 2,210 scored counties and #20 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 57 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Buffalo County. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 42%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 28.5 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Buffalo County comes to about $38.8M a year: $1,943 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $681K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Buffalo County in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 666 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Buffalo County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Buffalo County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Buffalo County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.5 | 21.2 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $681K | $941K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 666 | 1,140 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | −9.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,943 | $1,999 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,911 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 30+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 286
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5724 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,172+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,984
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $75,911+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,897
- Median home value
- $246,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,301
- Daytime population
- 53,561Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Buffalo County marked.
Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, NE | 89 | 7 | 6.5 | $3.4M | +3.9% | #24 of 2,210 |
| 2Saunders County, NE | 80 | 13 | 14.6 | $1.5M | +6.0% | #147 of 2,210 |
| 3Washington County, NE | 76 | 11 | 13.1 | $1.7M | +1.8% | #213 of 2,210 |
| 4Saline County, NE | 74 | 5 | 9.7 | $2M | +1.9% | #261 of 2,210 |
| 5Seward County, NE | 73 | 8 | 11.8 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #290 of 2,210 |
| 6Sarpy County, NE | 63 | 152 | 20.5 | $1.1M | +9.0% | #606 of 2,210 |
| 7York County, NE | 60 | 9 | 15.8 | $1.2M | +3.3% | #717 of 2,210 |
| 8Adams County, NE | 60 | 22 | 16.8 | $1.1M | −0.3% | #721 of 2,210 |
| 9Colfax County, NE | 60 | 7 | 18.9 | $1M | +3.6% | #726 of 2,210 |
| 10Otoe County, NE | 56 | 14 | 21.9 | $907K | +3.9% | #889 of 2,210 |
| 20Buffalo County, NE | 33 | 57 | 28.5 | $681K | +1.9% | #1,771 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Buffalo 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores32
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Buffalo County, NE?
There are 57 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Buffalo County as of September 2026. 24 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Buffalo County, NE spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $38.8M a year, or $1,943 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $681K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,984 households in Buffalo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buffalo County, NE compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Buffalo County has 28.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $681K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Buffalo County would have about 44, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 666 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Buffalo County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Buffalo County at 51,172 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,984 households. Median household income in Buffalo County is $75,911, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Buffalo County scores 33 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,771 of 2,210 scored counties.
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