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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clay County, SD
How Clay County, SD 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,409 of 2,210 scored counties
#11 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,786 a household
- Spending per listing
- $990K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,031
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clay County spend about $9.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,786 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $990K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Clay County has 10 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.0, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Clay County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clay County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,409 of 2,210 scored counties and #11 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Clay County compares
The same measures for South Dakota 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 | Clay County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 22.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $990K | $888K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,044 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,786 | $1,951 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $56,850 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 46 |
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
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,031+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,547
- Median age
- 31.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 412 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $56,850+12.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,631
- Median home value
- $232,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,728
- Daytime population
- 14,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Clay County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, SD | 87 | 5 | 6.8 | $3.2M | +3.3% | #42 of 2,210 |
| 2Lincoln County, SD | 87 | 36 | 12.9 | $1.7M | +17.5% | #54 of 2,210 |
| 3Meade County, SD | 76 | 16 | 13.4 | $1.5M | +2.7% | #218 of 2,210 |
| 4Lake County, SD | 60 | 7 | 14.8 | $1.3M | −0.2% | #712 of 2,210 |
| 5Roberts County, SD | 54 | 5 | 13.8 | $1.3M | −0.1% | #937 of 2,210 |
| 6Brookings County, SD | 54 | 36 | 26.1 | $728K | +9.6% | #982 of 2,210 |
| 7Beadle County, SD | 52 | 14 | 18.6 | $978K | +2.4% | #1,065 of 2,210 |
| 8Minnehaha County, SD | 43 | 235 | 27.7 | $724K | +7.6% | #1,393 of 2,210 |
| 9Yankton County, SD | 43 | 27 | 27.8 | $677K | +1.5% | #1,399 of 2,210 |
| 10Hughes County, SD | 43 | 23 | 31.7 | $630K | −0.9% | #1,401 of 2,210 |
| 11Clay County, SD | 42 | 10 | 18.0 | $990K | +0.2% | #1,409 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Clay 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores44
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Clay County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clay County. 2 of them (20%) 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 Clay County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clay County, SD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $9.9M a year, or $1,786 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $990K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,547 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, SD compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Clay 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 $990K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Clay County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Clay County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 15,031 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,547 households. The median household income in Clay County is $56,850 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.1% 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. Clay County scores 42 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,409 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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