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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pierce County, WA

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pierce County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #430 of 2,210 scored counties
#10 of 31 scored counties in Washington

Listings
455
180 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
218
−9.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$705.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,008 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
76% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.0
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
946,288
+2.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 455 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pierce County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.0, 44% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Pierce County spend about $705.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,008 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 455 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.6M per business, 76% 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 Pierce County was 218 in 2023, down 9.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,612 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 545 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Pierce County.

Population estimates show Pierce County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pierce County is 68 (upper middle), #430 of 2,210 scored counties and #10 of 31 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Pierce 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Pierce County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasurePierce CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.015.523.3
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.3M$880K
Households per official establishment1,6121,4731,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.2%−16.1%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,008$2,048$2,055
Median household income$99,564$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6886

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
240 → 218−9.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,052
Annual payroll, 2023
$73.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
545Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
455180 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
801The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
14
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Pierce 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 Pierce County

Population, 2025 estimate
946,288+2.5% since 2020
Households
351,330
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,668 sq. mi.
People per square mile
558
Median household income
$99,564+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,504
Median home value
$526,600
Jobs located here
329,848
Daytime population
851,977Residents 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 counties in Washington for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with Pierce County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mason County, WA83124.6$3.9M+7.8%#87 of 2,210
2Clark County, WA8020710.6$1.9M+5.3%#135 of 2,210
3Kittitas County, WA752110.5$1.7M+4.2%#237 of 2,210
4Klickitat County, WA7499.1$1.9M+6.6%#262 of 2,210
5Island County, WA71277.5$2.5M−1.5%#331 of 2,210
6Pend Oreille County, WA7158.4$2M+7.1%#338 of 2,210
7Kitsap County, WA7113612.5$1.6M+2.7%#344 of 2,210
8Whitman County, WA70126.4$2.5M+1.5%#362 of 2,210
9Stevens County, WA70189.3$1.8M+6.6%#374 of 2,210
10Pierce County, WA6845513.0$1.6M+2.5%#430 of 2,210

Other business types in Pierce County

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

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Pierce County, WA?

Pierce County has 455 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 180 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 218 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 9.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 545 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pierce County, WA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $705.5M a year, or $2,008 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 455 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 351,330 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pierce County, WA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Pierce County has 13.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.6M, 76% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Pierce County would have about 801, against 455 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,612 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Pierce County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Pierce County at 946,288 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 351,330 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $99,564, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Pierce County scores 68 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #430 of 2,210 scored counties.

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