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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Burleigh County, ND

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,481 of 2,210 scored counties
#13 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
124
52 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
58
−14.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$87.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,126 a household
Spending per listing
$708K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.0
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
103,251
+4.7% 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

At $2,126 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Burleigh County spend about $87.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 124 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $708K per business, 20% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 124 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Burleigh County as of September 2026. Of those, 52 are chain locations, or 42%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 30.0 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Burleigh County in 2023, down 14.7% from 2019. That is one for every 712 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 69 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Burleigh County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Burleigh County is 41 (lower middle), #1,481 of 2,210 scored counties and #13 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Burleigh 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 Burleigh County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureBurleigh CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.020.423.3
Spending per listing$708K$980K$880K
Households per official establishment7121,1911,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.7%−17.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,126$1,999$2,055
Median household income$86,851$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score4156

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
68 → 58−14.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
614
Annual payroll, 2023
$12M
One-person businesses, 2023
69Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12452 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
100The 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 Burleigh 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 Burleigh County

Population, 2025 estimate
103,251+4.7% since 2020
Households
41,269
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,633 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$86,851+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,470
Median home value
$324,000
Jobs located here
59,122
Daytime population
107,970Residents 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 Burleigh 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
13Burleigh County, ND4112430.0$708K+4.7%#1,481 of 2,210

Other business types in Burleigh 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 Burleigh County, ND?

As of September 2026, map listings count 124 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Burleigh County. 52 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 14.7% from 2019. Official counts list 69 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $87.7M a year, or $2,126 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $708K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,269 households in Burleigh County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Burleigh County has 30.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $708K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Burleigh County would have about 100, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 712 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Burleigh County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Burleigh County at 103,251 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,269 households. The median household income in Burleigh County is $86,851 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Burleigh County scores 41 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,481 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 Burleigh County

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