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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Snohomish County, WA

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Snohomish 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 #434 of 2,210 scored counties
#11 of 31 scored counties in Washington

Listings
484
244 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
259
−9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$688.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,178 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
62% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.3
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
870,656
+4.9% 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

At $2,178 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Snohomish County spend about $688.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 484 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 62% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Snohomish County has 484 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 244 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 15.3 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 259 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Snohomish County in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,221 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 408 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Snohomish County.

Population estimates put the population change in Snohomish County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Snohomish County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #434 of 2,210 scored counties and #11 of 31 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Snohomish 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 Snohomish County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSnohomish CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.315.523.3
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.3M$880K
Households per official establishment1,2211,4731,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.1%−16.1%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,178$2,048$2,055
Median household income$111,246$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6886

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
285 → 259−9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,030
Annual payroll, 2023
$104.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
408Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
484244 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
782The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$4.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
870,656+4.9% since 2020
Households
316,212
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,087 sq. mi.
People per square mile
405
Median household income
$111,246+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$142,831
Median home value
$696,000
Jobs located here
295,384
Daytime population
731,489Residents 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 Snohomish 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
11Snohomish County, WA6848415.3$1.4M+4.9%#434 of 2,210

Other business types in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County, WA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 484 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Snohomish County. 244 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 259 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. Official counts list 408 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $688.6M a year, or $2,178 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 484 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 316,212 households in Snohomish County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Snohomish County has 15.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Snohomish County would have about 782, against 484 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,221 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Snohomish County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Snohomish County at 870,656 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 316,212 households. The median household income in Snohomish County is $111,246 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Snohomish County scores 68 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #434 of 2,210 scored counties.

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