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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Juan County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #981 of 2,210 scored counties
#24 of 31 scored counties in Washington

Listings
23
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,914 a household
Spending per listing
$750K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.5
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,577
+4.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Juan County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.5, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,914 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in San Juan County spend about $17.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $750K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in San Juan County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,254 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in San Juan County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). San Juan County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #981 of 2,210 scored counties and #24 of 31 scored counties in Washington.

How San Juan 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 San Juan County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSan Juan CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.515.523.3
Spending per listing$750K$1.3M$880K
Households per official establishment2,2541,4731,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.1%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,914$2,048$2,055
Median household income$84,800$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5486

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$142K
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
232 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
18,577+4.2% since 2020
Households
9,015
Median age
56.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
174 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$84,800+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,031
Median home value
$799,200
Jobs located here
5,552
Daytime population
16,562Residents 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 San Juan 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
24San Juan County, WA542325.5$750K+4.2%#981 of 2,210

Other business types in San Juan County

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

Questions

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

There are 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in San Juan County as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $17.3M a year, or $1,914 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $750K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,015 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Juan County has 25.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $750K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, San Juan County would have about 20, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,254 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is San Juan County, WA growing?

Population estimates put San Juan County at 18,577 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,015 households. Median household income in San Juan County is $84,800, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. San Juan County scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #981 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in San Juan County

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