Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Washington
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Yakima, WA metro area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Yakima, WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #230 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 153
- 60 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- −6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $144.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,647 a household
- Spending per listing
- $944K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.4
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 259,185
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 153 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Yakima metro area. 60 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 17.4 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in the Yakima metro area spend about $144.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,647 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $944K of household spending for each business on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Yakima metro area in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,462 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 94 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $59K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Yakima metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Yakima metro area grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, the Yakima metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #230 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.
How the Yakima metro 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 | Yakima metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.4 | 15.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $944K | $1.3M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,462 | 1,473 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.2% | −16.1% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,647 | $2,048 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $70,656 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60−6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 773
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 94Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15360 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 164The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $59K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Yakima metro 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 Yakima metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 259,185+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 87,708
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 4,295 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $70,656+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,451
- Median home value
- $310,100
- Jobs located here
- 108,597
- Daytime population
- 259,646Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Yakima metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 82 | 136 | 12.5 | $1.6M | +2.7% | #13 of 387 |
| 2Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 78 | 2,710 | 16.8 | $1.3M | +3.3% | #23 of 387 |
| 3Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 76 | 147 | 12.4 | $1.6M | +2.8% | #28 of 387 |
| 4Longview-Kelso, WA | 73 | 57 | 13.0 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #42 of 387 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 70 | 1,724 | 17.1 | $1.2M | +1.0% | #56 of 387 |
| 5Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 67 | 358 | 15.1 | $1.2M | +3.5% | #76 of 387 |
| 6Bellingham, WA | 63 | 177 | 18.8 | $974K | +3.9% | #109 of 387 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 62 | 38 | 14.2 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #112 of 387 |
| 7Kennewick-Richland, WA | 62 | 205 | 19.0 | $995K | +6.5% | #119 of 387 |
| 8Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 60 | 99 | 18.9 | $995K | +2.4% | #127 of 387 |
| 11Yakima, WA | 46 | 153 | 17.4 | $944K | +1.0% | #230 of 387 |
Other business types in the Yakima metro 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 laundry46
- Clothing and shoe stores47
- Laundromats11
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Yakima, WA metro area?
The Yakima metro area has 153 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 60 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. Official counts list 94 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Yakima, WA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $144.4M a year, or $1,647 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 153 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $944K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 87,708 households in the Yakima metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Yakima, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Yakima metro area has 17.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $944K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Yakima metro area would have about 164, against 153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,462 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Yakima, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Yakima metro area at 259,185 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,708 households. Median household income in the Yakima metro area is $70,656, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. The Yakima metro area scores 46 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #230 of 387 scored metro areas.
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