Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Oregon
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in The Dalles, OR area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in The Dalles, OR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #340 of 536 scored small-town markets
#8 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon
- Listings
- 19
- 6 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,607 a household
- Spending per listing
- $893K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,310
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,607 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in The Dalles area spend about $17M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $893K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in The Dalles area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 18.0 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in The Dalles area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,113 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in The Dalles area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, The Dalles area has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #340 of 536 scored small-town markets and #8 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon.
How The Dalles 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 | The Dalles area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 18.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $893K | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,113 | 1,363 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,607 | $1,858 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,175 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $267K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 196 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 The Dalles 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 Dalles area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,310−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,563
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $64,175+20.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,059
- Median home value
- $367,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,091
- Daytime population
- 24,380Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oregon for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with The Dalles area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roseburg, OR | 66 | 47 | 9.9 | $1.6M | +0.6% | #124 of 536 |
| 2Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 57 | 31 | 10.8 | $1.5M | −1.5% | #210 of 536 |
| 3Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 57 | 50 | 15.1 | $1.1M | +1.8% | #212 of 536 |
| 4Ontario, OR-ID | 57 | 35 | 17.5 | $889K | +5.0% | #219 of 536 |
| 5Klamath Falls, OR | 55 | 45 | 15.5 | $992K | +0.9% | #230 of 536 |
| 6Brookings, OR | 46 | 13 | 11.6 | $1.4M | −3.8% | #302 of 536 |
| 7Baker City, OR | 46 | 9 | 12.2 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #303 of 536 |
| 8The Dalles, OR | 42 | 19 | 18.0 | $893K | −1.1% | #340 of 536 |
| 9Hood River, OR | 36 | 27 | 30.2 | $661K | −0.7% | #406 of 536 |
| 10La Grande, OR | 35 | 21 | 19.3 | $842K | −1.0% | #412 of 536 |
Other business types in The Dalles 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in The Dalles, OR area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in The Dalles area. 6 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in The Dalles, OR area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $17M a year, or $1,607 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $893K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,563 households in The Dalles area and national spending patterns by income.
How does The Dalles, OR area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Dalles area has 18.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $893K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,113 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is The Dalles, OR area growing?
Population estimates put The Dalles area at 26,310 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,563 households. The median household income in The Dalles area is $64,175 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Dalles area scores 42 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #340 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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