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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Stark County, ND

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,351 of 2,210 scored counties
#10 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
33
15 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,972 a household
Spending per listing
$809K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.4
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,013
+0.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Stark County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 45%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.4, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Stark County comes to about $26.7M a year: $1,972 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $809K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Stark County in 2023. That is one for every 1,354 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stark County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Stark County is 44 (lower middle), #1,351 of 2,210 scored counties and #10 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Stark 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 Stark County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureStark CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.420.423.3
Spending per listing$809K$980K$880K
Households per official establishment1,3541,1911,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−17.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,972$1,999$2,055
Median household income$84,449$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score4456

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3315 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Stark 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 Stark County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,013+0.5% since 2020
Households
13,537
Median age
36.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,335 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$84,449+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,478
Median home value
$271,700
Jobs located here
17,400
Daytime population
33,106Residents 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 Stark 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 Stark 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 Stark County, ND?

There are 33 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Stark County as of September 2026. 15 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $26.7M a year, or $1,972 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $809K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,537 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stark County has 24.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $809K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Stark County would have about 30, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,354 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Stark County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Stark County at 34,013 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,537 households. Median household income in Stark County is $84,449, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Stark County scores 44 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,351 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 Stark County

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