Clothing and laundry · County · North Dakota
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Grand Forks County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Grand Forks County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,425 of 2,210 scored counties
#11 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 78
- 41 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −41.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $59.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,898 a household
- Spending per listing
- $761K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.9
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,501
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,898 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Grand Forks County spend about $59.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $761K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Grand Forks County has 78 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 41 are chain locations, or 53%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 24.9 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Grand Forks County was 25 in 2023, down 41.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,252 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Grand Forks County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Grand Forks County is 42 (lower middle), #1,425 of 2,210 scored counties and #11 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Grand Forks 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.
| Measure | Grand Forks County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.9 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $761K | $980K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,252 | 1,191 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −41.9% | −17.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,898 | $1,999 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,075 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 25−41.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 378
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7841 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The 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 Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,501+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 31,295
- Median age
- 33.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $68,075+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,591
- Median home value
- $252,700
- Jobs located here
- 38,188
- Daytime population
- 77,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Grand Forks County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morton County, ND | 85 | 10 | 7.2 | $2.8M | +3.8% | #66 of 2,210 |
| 2Richland County, ND | 78 | 5 | 7.3 | $2.7M | +1.2% | #164 of 2,210 |
| 3McKenzie County, ND | 63 | 11 | 18.3 | $1.3M | +2.8% | #599 of 2,210 |
| 4Ramsey County, ND | 57 | 7 | 12.9 | $1.4M | −0.4% | #805 of 2,210 |
| 5Cass County, ND | 54 | 197 | 23.5 | $858K | +9.1% | #979 of 2,210 |
| 6Williams County, ND | 52 | 37 | 24.4 | $888K | +1.4% | #1,071 of 2,210 |
| 7Stutsman County, ND | 50 | 15 | 15.9 | $1.2M | −0.6% | #1,123 of 2,210 |
| 8Barnes County, ND | 48 | 7 | 14.3 | $1.3M | −2.7% | #1,186 of 2,210 |
| 9Rolette County, ND | 45 | 5 | 13.3 | $1.3M | −4.1% | #1,294 of 2,210 |
| 10Stark County, ND | 44 | 33 | 24.4 | $809K | +0.5% | #1,351 of 2,210 |
| 11Grand Forks County, ND | 42 | 78 | 24.9 | $761K | +1.9% | #1,425 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Grand Forks 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Grand Forks County, ND?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 78 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Grand Forks County. 41 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 41.9% from 2019. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Grand Forks County, ND spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $59.4M a year, or $1,898 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $761K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,295 households in Grand Forks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Forks County, ND compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Grand Forks County has 24.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $761K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Grand Forks County would have about 68, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,252 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 41.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Grand Forks County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Grand Forks County at 74,501 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,295 households. The median household income in Grand Forks County is $68,075 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Grand Forks County scores 42 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,425 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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