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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Barnes County, ND

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Barnes County, ND, 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 #1,186 of 2,210 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,835 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,573
−2.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Barnes County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 29%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Barnes County spend about $9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,835 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 46% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Barnes County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Barnes County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Barnes County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,186 of 2,210 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Barnes County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Barnes County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureBarnes CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.320.423.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$980K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1911,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−17.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,835$1,999$2,055
Median household income$68,038$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score4856

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
72 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Barnes 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 Barnes County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,573−2.7% since 2020
Households
4,908
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,492 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$68,038+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,055
Median home value
$173,700
Jobs located here
4,766
Daytime population
10,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Barnes County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morton County, ND85107.2$2.8M+3.8%#66 of 2,210
2Richland County, ND7857.3$2.7M+1.2%#164 of 2,210
3McKenzie County, ND631118.3$1.3M+2.8%#599 of 2,210
4Ramsey County, ND57712.9$1.4M−0.4%#805 of 2,210
5Cass County, ND5419723.5$858K+9.1%#979 of 2,210
6Williams County, ND523724.4$888K+1.4%#1,071 of 2,210
7Stutsman County, ND501515.9$1.2M−0.6%#1,123 of 2,210
8Barnes County, ND48714.3$1.3M−2.7%#1,186 of 2,210
9Rolette County, ND45513.3$1.3M−4.1%#1,294 of 2,210
10Stark County, ND443324.4$809K+0.5%#1,351 of 2,210

Other business types in Barnes 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 Barnes County, ND?

Barnes County has 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Barnes County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Barnes County, ND spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $9M a year, or $1,835 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,908 households in Barnes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Barnes County has 14.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Barnes County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Barnes County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Barnes County at 10,573 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,908 households. Median household income in Barnes County is $68,038, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Barnes County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,186 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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