Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Washington
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Shelton, WA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Shelton, WA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #4 of 536 scored small-town markets
#1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $47.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,810 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 4.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 80% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,165
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, the Shelton area has a Groundwork market score of 89 (high): #4 of 536 scored small-town markets and #1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Shelton area. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,810 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Shelton area spend about $47.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $3.9M per business, 4.5 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Shelton area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show the Shelton area grew 7.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Shelton 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.
| Measure | Shelton area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 15.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $1.3M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,473 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −16.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,810 | $2,048 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $83,270 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 the Shelton 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 Shelton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,165+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,029
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 960 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,630
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,833
- Daytime population
- 54,996Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Shelton area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 89 | 12 | 4.6 | $3.9M | +7.8% | #4 of 536 |
| 2Ellensburg, WA | 81 | 21 | 10.5 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #28 of 536 |
| 3Pullman, WA | 75 | 12 | 6.4 | $2.5M | +1.5% | #56 of 536 |
| 4Oak Harbor, WA | 75 | 27 | 7.5 | $2.5M | −1.5% | #57 of 536 |
| 5Moses Lake, WA | 74 | 44 | 12.4 | $1.3M | +6.3% | #74 of 536 |
| 6Aberdeen, WA | 70 | 39 | 12.7 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #96 of 536 |
| 7Port Angeles, WA | 66 | 47 | 13.4 | $1.3M | +1.1% | #128 of 536 |
| 8Port Townsend, WA | 65 | 25 | 15.3 | $1.2M | +2.7% | #136 of 536 |
| 9Centralia, WA | 50 | 65 | 19.7 | $863K | +6.7% | #268 of 536 |
Other business types in the Shelton area
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 laundry89
- Clothing and shoe stores89
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Shelton, WA area?
The Shelton area has 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Shelton area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Shelton, WA area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $47.1M a year, or $1,810 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,029 households in the Shelton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Shelton, WA area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Shelton area has 4.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $3.9M, 4.5 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Shelton area would have about 54, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is the Shelton, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Shelton area at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. Median household income in the Shelton area is $83,270, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Shelton area scores 89 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #4 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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