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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Union County, SD
How Union 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 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #42 of 2,210 scored counties
#1 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,167 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 71% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,402
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Union County scores 87 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #42 of 2,210 scored counties and #1 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Union County. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 71% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Union County spend about $15.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,167 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per business, 3.6 times 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 Union County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Union County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Union 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 | Union County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 22.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $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 | +3.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,167 | $1,951 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $89,636 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 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
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,402+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,310
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 462 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $89,636+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,814
- Median home value
- $301,100
- Jobs located here
- 9,648
- Daytime population
- 19,509Residents 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 Union 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 laundry87
- Clothing and shoe stores85
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Union County, SD?
There are 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. None of them 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 Union County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Union County, SD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $15.8M a year, or $2,167 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,310 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, SD compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Union County has 6.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $3.2M, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Union County would have about 18, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Union County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 17,402 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,310 households. Median household income in Union County is $89,636, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Union County scores 87 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #42 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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