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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Ogden, UT metro area

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Ogden, UT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #54 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah

Listings
386
167 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
174
−15.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$426.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,995 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.1
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
672,784
+5.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 386 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Ogden metro area. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.1, 22% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in the Ogden metro area spend about $426.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,995 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 26% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Ogden metro area was 174 in 2023, down 15.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,229 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 427 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $10.1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Ogden metro area.

Population estimates show the Ogden metro area grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Ogden metro area scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #54 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Ogden metro area compares

The same measures for Utah 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Ogden, UT metro area compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureOgden metro areaUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.121.523.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$909K$880K
Households per official establishment1,2291,0741,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.5%−11.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,995$1,955$2,055
Median household income$101,203$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score7156

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
174−15.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,289
Annual payroll, 2023
$41.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
427Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
386167 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
485The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$10.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Ogden metro area, 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 the Ogden metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
672,784+5.3% since 2020
Households
213,829
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
423
Median household income
$101,203
Average household income
$122,628
Median home value
$471,500
Jobs located here
256,321
Daytime population
600,855Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Utah

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Utah for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Utah, with the Ogden metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Utah

Metro areas in Utah ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ogden, UT7138618.1$1.1M+5.3%#54 of 387
2Logan, UT-ID678517.2$1M+8.8%#79 of 387
3Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT5846722.6$892K+14.5%#145 of 387
4St. George, UT5414320.5$879K+17.4%#177 of 387
5Salt Lake City-Murray, UT521,01822.6$882K+3.8%#194 of 387

Other business types in the Ogden metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Ogden, UT metro area?

The Ogden metro area has 386 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 167 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 174 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 15.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 427 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Ogden, UT metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $426.6M a year, or $1,995 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 386 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 213,829 households in the Ogden metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Ogden, UT metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

The Ogden metro area has 18.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Ogden metro area would have about 485, against 386 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,229 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Ogden, UT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Ogden metro area at 672,784 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 213,829 households. Median household income in the Ogden metro area is $101,203, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Ogden metro area scores 71 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #54 of 387 scored metro areas.

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