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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dodge County, NE

How Dodge 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,220 of 2,210 scored counties
#14 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
37
12 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,872 a household
Spending per listing
$767K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.4
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,057
+2.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dodge County. 12 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 24.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Dodge County spend about $28.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,872 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $767K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% 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 Dodge County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,896 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Dodge County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Dodge County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,220 of 2,210 scored counties and #14 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Dodge 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 Dodge County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureDodge CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.421.223.3
Spending per listing$767K$941K$880K
Households per official establishment1,8961,1401,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,872$1,999$2,055
Median household income$74,329$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score4854

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 8
Employees, 2023
68
Annual payroll, 2023
$909K
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3712 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Dodge 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 Dodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,057+2.6% since 2020
Households
15,168
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
529 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$74,329+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,611
Median home value
$208,600
Jobs located here
18,569
Daytime population
35,728Residents 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 Dodge 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
14Dodge County, NE483724.4$767K+2.6%#1,220 of 2,210

Other business types in Dodge 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 Dodge County, NE?

Dodge County has 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $28.4M a year, or $1,872 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $767K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,168 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dodge County has 24.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $767K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Dodge County would have about 32, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,896 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Dodge County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Dodge County at 38,057 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,168 households. Median household income in Dodge County is $74,329, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.4%, 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. Dodge County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,220 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 Dodge County

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