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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Benton County, WA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Benton County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,112 of 2,210 scored counties
#28 of 31 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 154
- 80 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 78
- −15.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $148.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,900 a household
- Spending per listing
- $963K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,722
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,900 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $148.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 154 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $963K per business, 9% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 154 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Benton County as of September 2026. Of those, 80 are chain locations, or 52%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.7, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 78 businesses with payroll in Benton County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,001 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 100 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Benton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Benton County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Benton County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,112 of 2,210 scored counties and #28 of 31 scored counties in Washington.
How Benton County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Benton County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 15.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $963K | $1.3M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,001 | 1,473 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.2% | −16.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,900 | $2,048 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $89,874 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 92 → 78−15.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 100Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15480 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 169The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,722+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,046
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,700 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $89,874+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,863
- Median home value
- $407,800
- Jobs located here
- 96,177
- Daytime population
- 214,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with Benton County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mason County, WA | 83 | 12 | 4.6 | $3.9M | +7.8% | #87 of 2,210 |
| 2Clark County, WA | 80 | 207 | 10.6 | $1.9M | +5.3% | #135 of 2,210 |
| 3Kittitas County, WA | 75 | 21 | 10.5 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #237 of 2,210 |
| 4Klickitat County, WA | 74 | 9 | 9.1 | $1.9M | +6.6% | #262 of 2,210 |
| 5Island County, WA | 71 | 27 | 7.5 | $2.5M | −1.5% | #331 of 2,210 |
| 6Pend Oreille County, WA | 71 | 5 | 8.4 | $2M | +7.1% | #338 of 2,210 |
| 7Kitsap County, WA | 71 | 136 | 12.5 | $1.6M | +2.7% | #344 of 2,210 |
| 8Whitman County, WA | 70 | 12 | 6.4 | $2.5M | +1.5% | #362 of 2,210 |
| 9Stevens County, WA | 70 | 18 | 9.3 | $1.8M | +6.6% | #374 of 2,210 |
| 10Pierce County, WA | 68 | 455 | 13.0 | $1.6M | +2.5% | #430 of 2,210 |
| 28Benton County, WA | 51 | 154 | 19.7 | $963K | +6.9% | #1,112 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Benton 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 laundry51
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats76
- Dry cleaners63
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Benton County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 154 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Benton County. 80 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 15.2% from 2019. Another 100 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Benton County, WA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $148.3M a year, or $1,900 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $963K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,046 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, WA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Benton County has 19.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $963K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Benton County would have about 169, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,001 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Benton County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 221,722 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,046 households. The median household income in Benton County is $89,874 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Benton County scores 51 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,112 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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