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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dawson County, NE

How Dawson 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,245 of 2,210 scored counties
#15 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
19
5 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,881 a household
Spending per listing
$905K
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,452
+1.5% 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

Households in Dawson County spend about $17.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,881 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $905K per business, 3% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Dawson County has 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 20.8 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Dawson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Dawson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Dawson County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,245 of 2,210 scored counties and #15 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Dawson 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Dawson County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureDawson CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.821.223.3
Spending per listing$905K$941K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1401,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,881$1,999$2,055
Median household income$69,880$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score4754

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
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
195 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,452+1.5% since 2020
Households
9,145
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,014 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$69,880+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,897
Median home value
$166,200
Jobs located here
12,382
Daytime population
24,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, NE8976.5$3.4M+3.9%#24 of 2,210
2Saunders County, NE801314.6$1.5M+6.0%#147 of 2,210
3Washington County, NE761113.1$1.7M+1.8%#213 of 2,210
4Saline County, NE7459.7$2M+1.9%#261 of 2,210
5Seward County, NE73811.8$1.7M+2.3%#290 of 2,210
6Sarpy County, NE6315220.5$1.1M+9.0%#606 of 2,210
7York County, NE60915.8$1.2M+3.3%#717 of 2,210
8Adams County, NE602216.8$1.1M−0.3%#721 of 2,210
9Colfax County, NE60718.9$1M+3.6%#726 of 2,210
10Otoe County, NE561421.9$907K+3.9%#889 of 2,210
15Dawson County, NE471920.8$905K+1.5%#1,245 of 2,210

Other business types in Dawson 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 Dawson County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dawson County. 5 of them (26%) 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 Dawson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Dawson County, NE spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $17.2M a year, or $1,881 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $905K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,145 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dawson County has 20.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $905K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Dawson County would have about 20, against 19 on map listings.

How fast is Dawson County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Dawson County at 24,452 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,145 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $69,880 a year, 13% 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. Dawson County scores 47 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,245 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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