Clothing and laundry · County · Oregon
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Josephine County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Josephine County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,187 of 2,210 scored counties
#12 of 28 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 49
- 13 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $59.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,623 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,867
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Josephine County comes to about $59.6M a year: $1,623 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 49 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 38% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 49 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Josephine County as of September 2026. 13 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Josephine County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,295 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Josephine County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Josephine County is 48 (lower middle), #1,187 of 2,210 scored counties and #12 of 28 scored counties in Oregon.
How Josephine 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 | Josephine County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 18.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,295 | 1,363 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,623 | $1,858 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,098 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4913 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 Josephine 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 Josephine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,867−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,715
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,639 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $60,098+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,314
- Median home value
- $404,300
- Jobs located here
- 30,421
- Daytime population
- 87,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Josephine County marked.
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 |
| 12Josephine County, OR | 48 | 49 | 13.3 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #1,187 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Josephine 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats16
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Josephine County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 49 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Josephine County. 13 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Josephine County, OR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $59.6M a year, or $1,623 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,715 households in Josephine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Josephine County, OR compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Josephine County has 13.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Josephine County would have about 68, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,295 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Josephine County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Josephine County at 87,867 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,715 households. The median household income in Josephine County is $60,098 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Josephine County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,187 of 2,210 scored counties.
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