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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washoe County, NV

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washoe County, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,200 of 2,210 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
413
206 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
196
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$380.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,909 a household
Spending per listing
$921K
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.7
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
509,386
+4.4% 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

Households in Washoe County spend about $380.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,909 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $921K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 413 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Washoe County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.7, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 196 businesses with payroll in Washoe County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 256 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $659K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washoe County.

Population estimates show Washoe County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Washoe County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,200 of 2,210 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.

How Washoe 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Washoe County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureWashoe CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.726.223.3
Spending per listing$921K$685K$880K
Households per official establishment1,0178401,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−9.2%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,909$1,796$2,055
Median household income$88,096$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score4824

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
196 → 1960.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,475
Annual payroll, 2023
$53.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
256Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
413206 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
432The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$659K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Washoe 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 Washoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
509,386+4.4% since 2020
Households
199,296
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
6,316 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,937
Median home value
$539,900
Jobs located here
242,902
Daytime population
492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lyon County, NV80125.1$3.4M+9.5%#127 of 2,210
2Nye County, NV68209.0$1.8M+10.3%#426 of 2,210
3Douglas County, NV593315.5$1.3M+1.2%#748 of 2,210
4Churchill County, NV561111.6$1.5M+1.1%#851 of 2,210
5Elko County, NV493216.3$1.1M+2.1%#1,157 of 2,210
6Washoe County, NV4841320.7$921K+4.4%#1,200 of 2,210
7Carson City, NV444016.9$1M−0.2%#1,336 of 2,210
8Humboldt County, NV411420.3$841K0.0%#1,465 of 2,210
9Clark County, NV322,55829.7$600K+5.8%#1,806 of 2,210

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Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Washoe County, NV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 413 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Washoe County. 206 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 196 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 256 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Washoe County, NV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $380.4M a year, or $1,909 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 413 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $921K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washoe County has 20.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $921K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Washoe County would have about 432, against 413 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Washoe County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Washoe County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,200 of 2,210 scored counties.

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