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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Madison County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,906 of 2,210 scored counties
#22 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
50
23 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
17
−26.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$26.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,841 a household
Spending per listing
$533K
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.6
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,106
+1.6% 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

Madison County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,906 of 2,210 scored counties and #22 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Madison County spend about $26.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,841 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $533K per business, 40% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Madison County has 50 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 34.6 for every 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Madison County was 17 in 2023, down 26.1% from 2019. That is one for every 851 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madison 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 Madison County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.621.223.3
Spending per listing$533K$941K$880K
Households per official establishment8511,1401,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−26.1%−9.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,841$1,999$2,055
Median household income$63,128$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score2854

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 17−26.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
149
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5023 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,106+1.6% since 2020
Households
14,462
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
573 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$63,128+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,535
Median home value
$208,500
Jobs located here
21,019
Daytime population
37,830Residents 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 Madison 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
22Madison County, NE285034.6$533K+1.6%#1,906 of 2,210

Other business types in Madison 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 Madison County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Madison County. 23 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 26.1% from 2019. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $26.6M a year, or $1,841 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $533K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,462 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 34.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $533K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Madison County would have about 30, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 851 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 26.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 36,106 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,462 households. The median household income in Madison County is $63,128 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. Madison County scores 28 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,906 of 2,210 scored counties.

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

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