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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Columbia County, OR
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Columbia County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #335 of 2,210 scored counties
#3 of 28 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,091
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Columbia County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 8.6 per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,785 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $37.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $2.1M per business, 2.4 times 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 Columbia County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Columbia County is 71 (upper middle), #335 of 2,210 scored counties and #3 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Columbia County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 18.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,363 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,785 | $1,858 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $87,458 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 57 |
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
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,091+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,928
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $87,458+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,740
- Median home value
- $421,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,194
- Daytime population
- 38,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polk County, OR | 79 | 25 | 7.6 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #151 of 2,210 |
| 2Jefferson County, OR | 75 | 5 | 5.7 | $3M | +4.7% | #222 of 2,210 |
| 3Columbia County, OR | 71 | 18 | 8.6 | $2.1M | +2.6% | #335 of 2,210 |
| 4Yamhill County, OR | 71 | 41 | 10.4 | $1.8M | +2.2% | #342 of 2,210 |
| 5Linn County, OR | 66 | 56 | 11.0 | $1.5M | +3.0% | #484 of 2,210 |
| 6Benton County, OR | 65 | 50 | 13.0 | $1.4M | +4.4% | #529 of 2,210 |
| 7Washington County, OR | 63 | 364 | 15.5 | $1.4M | +1.8% | #592 of 2,210 |
| 8Clackamas County, OR | 62 | 240 | 14.6 | $1.4M | +0.9% | #619 of 2,210 |
| 9Douglas County, OR | 61 | 47 | 9.9 | $1.6M | +0.6% | #659 of 2,210 |
| 10Crook County, OR | 60 | 19 | 17.6 | $1M | +10.6% | #728 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 laundry71
- Clothing and shoe stores70
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Columbia County, OR?
There are 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. 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 Columbia County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Columbia County, OR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $37.3M a year, or $1,785 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,928 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, OR compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Columbia County has 8.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Columbia County would have about 42, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Columbia County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 54,091 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,928 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $87,458, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Columbia County scores 71 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #335 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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