Groundwork

Clothing and laundry · County · Nebraska

Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gage County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gage County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,772 of 2,210 scored counties
#21 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
26
12 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,825 a household
Spending per listing
$655K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.9
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,711
+0.2% since 2020

See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Gage County

The site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Gage County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gage County is 33 (lower middle), #1,772 of 2,210 scored counties and #21 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Gage County comes to about $17M a year: $1,825 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $655K of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 26 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Gage County as of September 2026. 12 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 27.9 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Gage County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,332 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Gage County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Gage 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 Gage County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureGage CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.921.223.3
Spending per listing$655K$941K$880K
Households per official establishment1,3321,1401,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,825$1,999$2,055
Median household income$67,247$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score3354

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
64
Annual payroll, 2023
$743K
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2612 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Gage 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 Gage County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,711+0.2% since 2020
Households
9,327
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
852 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$67,247+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,338
Median home value
$174,000
Jobs located here
8,371
Daytime population
18,346Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Gage County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Gage County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Clothing, shoes and laundry across Nebraska

Every Nebraska market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Gage 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
21Gage County, NE332627.9$655K+0.2%#1,772 of 2,210

Other business types in Gage 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 Gage County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gage County. 12 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $17M a year, or $1,825 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $655K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,327 households in Gage County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gage County has 27.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $655K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Gage County would have about 19, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,332 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Gage County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Gage County at 21,711 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,327 households. The median household income in Gage County is $67,247 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Gage County scores 33 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,772 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Gage County. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Gage County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Gage County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.