Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Oregon
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #172 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon
- Listings
- 235
- 86 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 100
- −2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $268.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,674 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.6
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 381,584
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 235 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Eugene-Springfield metro area. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 14.6 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in the Eugene-Springfield metro area spend about $268.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,674 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 235 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 30% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 100 businesses with payroll in the Eugene-Springfield metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,604 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 198 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Eugene-Springfield metro area.
Population estimates show the Eugene-Springfield metro area declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Eugene-Springfield metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #172 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon.
How the Eugene-Springfield metro area 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 | Eugene-Springfield metro area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.6 | 18.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,604 | 1,363 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.0% | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,674 | $1,858 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,544 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 100−2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,229
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 198Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23586 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 305The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Eugene-Springfield metro area, 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 the Eugene-Springfield metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 381,584−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 160,445
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $71,544+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,524
- Median home value
- $430,600
- Jobs located here
- 156,880
- Daytime population
- 382,221Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Oregon for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Eugene-Springfield metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Corvallis, OR | 76 | 50 | 13.0 | $1.4M | +4.4% | #29 of 387 |
| 2Albany, OR | 71 | 56 | 11.0 | $1.5M | +3.0% | #50 of 387 |
| 3Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 70 | 1,724 | 17.1 | $1.2M | +1.0% | #56 of 387 |
| 4Grants Pass, OR | 59 | 49 | 13.3 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #128 of 387 |
| 5Bend, OR | 55 | 238 | 22.8 | $845K | +7.0% | #171 of 387 |
| 6Eugene-Springfield, OR | 54 | 235 | 14.6 | $1.1M | −0.7% | #172 of 387 |
| 7Salem, OR | 42 | 317 | 19.8 | $896K | +2.7% | #254 of 387 |
| 8Medford, OR | 36 | 174 | 18.9 | $902K | −0.9% | #288 of 387 |
Other business types in the Eugene-Springfield metro area
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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats32
- Dry cleaners64
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area?
The Eugene-Springfield metro area has 235 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 86 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 100 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 198 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $268.6M a year, or $1,674 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 235 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 160,445 households in the Eugene-Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Eugene-Springfield metro area has 14.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Eugene-Springfield metro area would have about 305, against 235 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,604 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Eugene-Springfield, OR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Eugene-Springfield metro area at 381,584 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 160,445 households. Median household income in the Eugene-Springfield metro area is $71,544, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. The Eugene-Springfield metro area scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #172 of 387 scored metro areas.
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