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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Spokane County, WA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Spokane 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 #948 of 2,210 scored counties
#23 of 31 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 340
- 147 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 151
- −17.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $388.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,778 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 558,344
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Spokane County comes to about $388.3M a year: $1,778 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 30% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 340 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Spokane County as of September 2026. 147 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 15.6 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 151 businesses with payroll in Spokane County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 17.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,446 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 275 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Spokane County.
Population estimates show Spokane County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Spokane County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #948 of 2,210 scored counties and #23 of 31 scored counties in Washington.
How Spokane 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.
| Measure | Spokane County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 15.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.3M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,446 | 1,473 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.0% | −16.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,778 | $2,048 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,582 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 182 → 151−17.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,322
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $55.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 275Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 340147 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 441The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Spokane 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 Spokane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 558,344+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 218,395
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 311
- Median household income
- $78,582+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,315
- Median home value
- $410,700
- Jobs located here
- 243,284
- Daytime population
- 557,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with Spokane County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mason County, WA | 83 | 12 | 4.6 | $3.9M | +7.8% | #87 of 2,210 |
| 2Clark County, WA | 80 | 207 | 10.6 | $1.9M | +5.3% | #135 of 2,210 |
| 3Kittitas County, WA | 75 | 21 | 10.5 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #237 of 2,210 |
| 4Klickitat County, WA | 74 | 9 | 9.1 | $1.9M | +6.6% | #262 of 2,210 |
| 5Island County, WA | 71 | 27 | 7.5 | $2.5M | −1.5% | #331 of 2,210 |
| 6Pend Oreille County, WA | 71 | 5 | 8.4 | $2M | +7.1% | #338 of 2,210 |
| 7Kitsap County, WA | 71 | 136 | 12.5 | $1.6M | +2.7% | #344 of 2,210 |
| 8Whitman County, WA | 70 | 12 | 6.4 | $2.5M | +1.5% | #362 of 2,210 |
| 9Stevens County, WA | 70 | 18 | 9.3 | $1.8M | +6.6% | #374 of 2,210 |
| 10Pierce County, WA | 68 | 455 | 13.0 | $1.6M | +2.5% | #430 of 2,210 |
| 23Spokane County, WA | 54 | 340 | 15.6 | $1.1M | +3.2% | #948 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Spokane County
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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats73
- Dry cleaners65
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Spokane County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 340 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Spokane County. 147 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 17.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 275 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Spokane County, WA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $388.3M a year, or $1,778 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 340 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 218,395 households in Spokane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spokane County, WA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Spokane County has 15.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Spokane County would have about 441, against 340 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,446 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Spokane County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Spokane County at 558,344 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 218,395 households. The median household income in Spokane County is $78,582 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Spokane County scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #948 of 2,210 scored counties.
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