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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dodge County, WI
How Dodge 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #346 of 2,210 scored counties
#20 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 43
- 12 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $68.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,899 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 80% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 89,097
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,899 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Dodge County spend about $68.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.6M per business, 80% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Dodge County has 43 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Dodge County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 7,182 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dodge County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dodge County is 71 (upper middle), #346 of 2,210 scored counties and #20 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dodge 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 | Dodge County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 18.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 7,182 | 1,553 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.7% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,899 | $2,003 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,929 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $778K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4312 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The 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 Dodge 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 Dodge County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 89,097−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 35,910
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 876 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $75,929+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,922
- Median home value
- $231,900
- Jobs located here
- 34,764
- Daytime population
- 79,179Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 20Dodge County, WI | 71 | 43 | 12.0 | $1.6M | −0.3% | #346 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Dodge 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 laundry71
- Clothing and shoe stores74
- Laundromats31
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Dodge County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dodge County. 12 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dodge County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $68.2M a year, or $1,899 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,910 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dodge County, WI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Dodge County has 12.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.6M, 80% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Dodge County would have about 78, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,182 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Dodge County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Dodge County at 89,097 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,910 households. The median household income in Dodge County is $75,929 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Dodge County scores 71 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #346 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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