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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wasco County, OR

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wasco County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,657 of 2,210 scored counties
#20 of 28 scored counties 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wasco County. 6 of them (32%) are chain locations, 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.

Households in Wasco County spend about $17M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,607 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $893K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Wasco County 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. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Wasco County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Wasco County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,657 of 2,210 scored counties and #20 of 28 scored counties in Oregon.

How Wasco 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 Wasco County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureWasco CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.018.123.3
Spending per listing$893K$1M$880K
Households per official establishment2,1131,3631,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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 score3657

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 Wasco 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 Wasco County

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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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 Wasco 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
20Wasco County, OR361918.0$893K−1.1%#1,657 of 2,210

Other business types in Wasco 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 Wasco County, OR?

Wasco County has 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 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 list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Wasco County, OR 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 Wasco County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wasco County 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 Wasco County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Wasco County at 26,310 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,563 households. Median household income in Wasco County is $64,175, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.9%, 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. Wasco County scores 36 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,657 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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