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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hughes County, SD
How Hughes 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,401 of 2,210 scored counties
#10 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 23
- 7 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,999 a household
- Spending per listing
- $630K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.7
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,570
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Hughes County comes to about $14.5M a year: $1,999 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $630K per business, 28% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Hughes County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 30%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 31.7 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hughes County in 2023. That is one for every 2,418 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Hughes County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hughes County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,401 of 2,210 scored counties and #10 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Hughes 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 | Hughes County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.7 | 22.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $630K | $888K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,418 | 1,044 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,999 | $1,951 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,395 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $331K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 237 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Hughes 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 Hughes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,570−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,253
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 742 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $81,395+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,105
- Median home value
- $242,000
- Jobs located here
- 10,890
- Daytime population
- 19,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Hughes 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 laundry43
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Hughes County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hughes County. 7 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hughes County, SD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $14.5M a year, or $1,999 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $630K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,253 households in Hughes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hughes County, SD compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Hughes County has 31.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $630K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hughes County would have about 17, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,418 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Hughes County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Hughes County at 17,570 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,253 households. The median household income in Hughes County is $81,395 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Hughes County scores 43 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,401 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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