Clothing and laundry · County · South Dakota
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Minnehaha County, SD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Minnehaha County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,393 of 2,210 scored counties
#8 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 235
- 110 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 115
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $170.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,007 a household
- Spending per listing
- $724K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.7
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 212,691
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 235 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Minnehaha County. Of those, 110 are chain locations, or 47%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 27.7 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $2,007 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Minnehaha County spend about $170.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $724K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 115 businesses with payroll in Minnehaha County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 738 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 122 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $5.7M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Minnehaha County.
Population estimates show Minnehaha County grew 7.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Minnehaha County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,393 of 2,210 scored counties and #8 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Minnehaha 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 | Minnehaha County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.7 | 22.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $724K | $888K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 738 | 1,044 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | −6.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,007 | $1,951 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,880 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 126 → 115−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,471
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 122Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 235110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 193The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $5.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 212,691+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 84,814
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $76,880+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,921
- Median home value
- $287,600
- Jobs located here
- 135,684
- Daytime population
- 228,682Residents 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 Minnehaha 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 |
Other business types in Minnehaha 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 stores42
- Laundromats67
- Dry cleaners74
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Minnehaha County, SD?
Minnehaha County has 235 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 110 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 122 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Minnehaha County, SD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $170.2M a year, or $2,007 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 235 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $724K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,814 households in Minnehaha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Minnehaha County, SD compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Minnehaha County has 27.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $724K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Minnehaha County would have about 193, against 235 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 738 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Minnehaha County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Minnehaha County at 212,691 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,814 households. Median household income in Minnehaha County is $76,880, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Minnehaha County scores 43 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,393 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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