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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Seward County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Seward County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #290 of 2,210 scored counties
#5 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 93% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,032
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,003 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Seward County spend about $13.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 93% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Seward County has 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Seward County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,263 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Seward County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Seward County is 73 (upper middle), #290 of 2,210 scored counties and #5 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Seward 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 | Seward County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 21.2 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $941K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,263 | 1,140 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,003 | $1,999 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $82,444 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $464K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Seward 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 Seward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,032+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,788
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $82,444+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,633
- Median home value
- $241,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,998
- Daytime population
- 14,864Residents 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 Seward 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 |
Other business types in Seward 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 laundry73
- Clothing and shoe stores74
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Seward County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Seward County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Seward County, NE spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $13.6M a year, or $2,003 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,788 households in Seward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Seward County, NE compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Seward County has 11.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Seward County would have about 15, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,263 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Seward County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Seward County at 18,032 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,788 households. The median household income in Seward County is $82,444 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Seward County scores 73 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #290 of 2,210 scored counties.
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