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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Roberts County, SD
How Roberts 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #937 of 2,210 scored counties
#5 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,827 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,255
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Roberts County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 13.8 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Roberts County spend about $6.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,827 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 50% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Roberts County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Roberts County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Roberts County is 54 (upper middle), #937 of 2,210 scored counties and #5 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Roberts 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 | Roberts County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.8 | 22.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $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 | −0.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,827 | $1,951 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,130 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 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
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Roberts 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 Roberts County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,255−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 3,625
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,101 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $65,130+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,087
- Median home value
- $154,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,221
- Daytime population
- 9,494Residents 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 Roberts 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Roberts County, SD?
There are 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Roberts County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. 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 Roberts County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Roberts County, SD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $6.6M a year, or $1,827 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,625 households in Roberts County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roberts County, SD compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Roberts County has 13.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Roberts County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Roberts County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Roberts County at 10,255 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,625 households. Median household income in Roberts County is $65,130, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Roberts County scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #937 of 2,210 scored counties.
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