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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Elko County, NV
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Elko County, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,157 of 2,210 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 32
- 10 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,815
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Elko County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 31%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.3, 30% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Elko County comes to about $35.3M a year: $1,799 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 25% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Elko County in 2023. That is one for every 1,227 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Elko County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Elko County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,157 of 2,210 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Elko County compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Elko County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 26.2 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $685K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,227 | 840 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,799 | $1,796 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $86,487 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 177
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Elko 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 Elko County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,815+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,627
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 17,173 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $86,487+6.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,650
- Median home value
- $301,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,857
- Daytime population
- 52,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 80 | 12 | 5.1 | $3.4M | +9.5% | #127 of 2,210 |
| 2Nye County, NV | 68 | 20 | 9.0 | $1.8M | +10.3% | #426 of 2,210 |
| 3Douglas County, NV | 59 | 33 | 15.5 | $1.3M | +1.2% | #748 of 2,210 |
| 4Churchill County, NV | 56 | 11 | 11.6 | $1.5M | +1.1% | #851 of 2,210 |
| 5Elko County, NV | 49 | 32 | 16.3 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #1,157 of 2,210 |
| 6Washoe County, NV | 48 | 413 | 20.7 | $921K | +4.4% | #1,200 of 2,210 |
| 7Carson City, NV | 44 | 40 | 16.9 | $1M | −0.2% | #1,336 of 2,210 |
| 8Humboldt County, NV | 41 | 14 | 20.3 | $841K | 0.0% | #1,465 of 2,210 |
| 9Clark County, NV | 32 | 2,558 | 29.7 | $600K | +5.8% | #1,806 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Elko 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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Elko County, NV?
There are 32 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Elko County as of September 2026. 10 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elko County, NV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $35.3M a year, or $1,799 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,627 households in Elko County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elko County, NV compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Elko County has 16.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Elko County would have about 40, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,227 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Elko County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Elko County at 54,815 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,627 households. Median household income in Elko County is $86,487, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.5%, 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. Elko County scores 49 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,157 of 2,210 scored counties.
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