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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chelan County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chelan County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,480 of 2,210 scored counties
#30 of 31 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 82
- 15 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $58.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,859 a household
- Spending per listing
- $715K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.0
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,941
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,859 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Chelan County spend about $58.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $715K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Chelan County has 82 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 18%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 26.0 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chelan County in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,212 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $818K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chelan County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chelan County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chelan County is 41 (lower middle), #1,480 of 2,210 scored counties and #30 of 31 scored counties in Washington.
How Chelan 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 | Chelan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.0 | 15.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $715K | $1.3M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,212 | 1,473 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.7% | −16.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,859 | $2,048 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $82,381 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 26−3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 311
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $818K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Chelan 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 Chelan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,941+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,520
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $82,381+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,869
- Median home value
- $490,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,458
- Daytime population
- 82,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 30Chelan County, WA | 41 | 82 | 26.0 | $715K | +3.3% | #1,480 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Chelan 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Chelan County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Chelan County. 15 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chelan County, WA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $58.6M a year, or $1,859 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $715K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,520 households in Chelan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chelan County, WA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Chelan County has 26.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $715K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Chelan County would have about 67, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,212 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Chelan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Chelan County at 81,941 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,520 households. The median household income in Chelan County is $82,381 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Chelan County scores 41 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,480 of 2,210 scored counties.
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