Clothing and laundry · County · North Dakota
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ward County, ND
How Ward County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,922 of 2,210 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 83
- 39 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $57.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $694K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.1
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,233
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Ward County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,922 of 2,210 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Ward County comes to about $57.6M a year: $2,018 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $694K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Ward County has 83 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 39 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 29.1 per 10,000 households, 25% 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 Ward County was 39 in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 733 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ward County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ward 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 | Ward County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.1 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $694K | $980K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 733 | 1,191 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.1% | −17.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,018 | $1,999 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,238 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 39−7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 474
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8339 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The 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 Ward 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 Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,233−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,568
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,238+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,307
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 30,323
- Daytime population
- 68,012Residents 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 Ward 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 |
| 14Ward County, ND | 27 | 83 | 29.1 | $694K | −2.4% | #1,922 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Ward 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 laundry27
- Clothing and shoe stores26
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Ward County, ND?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 83 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ward County. 39 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ward County, ND spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $57.6M a year, or $2,018 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $694K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,568 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, ND compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Ward County has 29.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $694K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Ward County would have about 66, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 733 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Ward County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 68,233 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,568 households. The median household income in Ward County is $78,238 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ward County scores 27 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,922 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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