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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Malheur County, OR

How Malheur County, OR 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 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,050 of 2,210 scored counties
#26 of 28 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
24
8 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,504 a household
Spending per listing
$645K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,261
+1.9% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Malheur County is 21 (low), #2,050 of 2,210 scored counties and #26 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Malheur County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 23.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Malheur County spend about $15.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,504 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $645K per business, 27% below 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 Malheur County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Malheur County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Malheur 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Malheur County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureMalheur CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.318.123.3
Spending per listing$645K$1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3631,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.4%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,504$1,858$2,055
Median household income$54,519$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score2157

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
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
248 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Malheur 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 Malheur County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,261+1.9% since 2020
Households
10,292
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
9,888 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$54,519+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,398
Median home value
$248,900
Jobs located here
13,279
Daytime population
34,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Malheur County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Polk County, OR79257.6$2.4M+2.3%#151 of 2,210
2Jefferson County, OR7555.7$3M+4.7%#222 of 2,210
3Columbia County, OR71188.6$2.1M+2.6%#335 of 2,210
4Yamhill County, OR714110.4$1.8M+2.2%#342 of 2,210
5Linn County, OR665611.0$1.5M+3.0%#484 of 2,210
6Benton County, OR655013.0$1.4M+4.4%#529 of 2,210
7Washington County, OR6336415.5$1.4M+1.8%#592 of 2,210
8Clackamas County, OR6224014.6$1.4M+0.9%#619 of 2,210
9Douglas County, OR61479.9$1.6M+0.6%#659 of 2,210
10Crook County, OR601917.6$1M+10.6%#728 of 2,210
26Malheur County, OR212423.3$645K+1.9%#2,050 of 2,210

Other business types in Malheur 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 Malheur County, OR?

There are 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Malheur County as of September 2026. 8 of them (33%) are chain locations. 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 Malheur County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Malheur County, OR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $15.5M a year, or $1,504 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $645K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,292 households in Malheur County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Malheur County has 23.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $645K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Malheur County would have about 18, against 24 on map listings.

How fast is Malheur County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Malheur County at 32,261 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,292 households. Median household income in Malheur County is $54,519, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Malheur County scores 21 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,050 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Malheur County

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