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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Barron County, WI
How Barron County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,509 of 2,210 scored counties
#60 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 41
- 15 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- −36.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,828 a household
- Spending per listing
- $890K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,484
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Barron County comes to about $36.5M a year: $1,828 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $890K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.
Barron County has 41 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 37%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 20.5 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Barron County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 36.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,425 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Barron County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Barron County is 40 (lower middle), #1,509 of 2,210 scored counties and #60 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Barron County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Barron County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 18.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $890K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,425 | 1,553 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −36.4% | −15.7% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,828 | $2,003 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,933 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 14−36.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $978K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4115 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Barron 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 Barron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,484−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,955
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 863 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $65,933+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,099
- Median home value
- $216,600
- Jobs located here
- 20,886
- Daytime population
- 44,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Barron County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Croix County, WI | 90 | 40 | 10.7 | $2.2M | +4.7% | #20 of 2,210 |
| 2Calumet County, WI | 86 | 19 | 8.9 | $2.4M | +2.9% | #60 of 2,210 |
| 3Lafayette County, WI | 83 | 5 | 7.4 | $2.6M | +5.2% | #92 of 2,210 |
| 4Pierce County, WI | 82 | 20 | 12.6 | $1.7M | +3.1% | #109 of 2,210 |
| 5Oconto County, WI | 81 | 13 | 7.7 | $2.5M | +2.9% | #116 of 2,210 |
| 6Washington County, WI | 80 | 66 | 11.6 | $1.9M | +1.8% | #134 of 2,210 |
| 7Adams County, WI | 76 | 7 | 7.4 | $2.4M | +5.2% | #204 of 2,210 |
| 8Waushara County, WI | 75 | 8 | 7.6 | $2.4M | +2.8% | #226 of 2,210 |
| 9Grant County, WI | 75 | 19 | 9.5 | $1.9M | +0.9% | #232 of 2,210 |
| 10Trempealeau County, WI | 74 | 10 | 8.0 | $2.4M | +1.1% | #254 of 2,210 |
| 60Barron County, WI | 40 | 41 | 20.5 | $890K | −0.5% | #1,509 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Barron 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores44
- Laundromats16
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Barron County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Barron County. 15 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 36.4% from 2019. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barron County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $36.5M a year, or $1,828 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $890K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,955 households in Barron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barron County, WI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Barron County has 20.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $890K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,425 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 36.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Barron County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Barron County at 46,484 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,955 households. The median household income in Barron County is $65,933 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Barron County scores 40 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,509 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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