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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #119 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington

Listings
205
91 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
90
−9.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$204M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,890 a household
Spending per listing
$995K
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.0
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
324,334
+6.5% 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

Households in the Kennewick-Richland metro area spend about $204M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,890 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $995K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 205 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Kennewick-Richland metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 91 are chain locations, or 44%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 19.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Kennewick-Richland metro area was 90 in 2023, down 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,199 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 134 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Kennewick-Richland metro area.

Population estimates show the Kennewick-Richland metro area grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Kennewick-Richland metro area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #119 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.

How the Kennewick-Richland metro area 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureKennewick-Richland metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.015.523.3
Spending per listing$995K$1.3M$880K
Households per official establishment1,1991,4731,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.3%−16.1%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,890$2,048$2,055
Median household income$89,010$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6286

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
90−9.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,140
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
134Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20591 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
232The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$3.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
324,334+6.5% since 2020
Households
107,936
Median age
35.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,942 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$89,010+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,562
Median home value
$397,900
Jobs located here
130,459
Daytime population
304,924Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Washington

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Kennewick-Richland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Washington

Metro areas in Washington ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA8213612.5$1.6M+2.7%#13 of 387
2Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA782,71016.8$1.3M+3.3%#23 of 387
3Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA7614712.4$1.6M+2.8%#28 of 387
4Longview-Kelso, WA735713.0$1.3M+3.5%#42 of 387
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA701,72417.1$1.2M+1.0%#56 of 387
5Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA6735815.1$1.2M+3.5%#76 of 387
6Bellingham, WA6317718.8$974K+3.9%#109 of 387
Lewiston, ID-WA623814.2$1.2M+1.5%#112 of 387
7Kennewick-Richland, WA6220519.0$995K+6.5%#119 of 387
8Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA609918.9$995K+2.4%#127 of 387

Other business types in the Kennewick-Richland 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 Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 205 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Kennewick-Richland metro area. 91 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 9.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 134 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $204M a year, or $1,890 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 205 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $995K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 107,936 households in the Kennewick-Richland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

The Kennewick-Richland metro area has 19.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $995K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Kennewick-Richland metro area would have about 232, against 205 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,199 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Kennewick-Richland metro area at 324,334 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,936 households. The median household income in the Kennewick-Richland metro area is $89,010 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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. The Kennewick-Richland metro area scores 62 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #119 of 387 scored metro areas.

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