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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Door County, WI
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Door County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,959 of 2,210 scored counties
#67 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 78
- 14 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +17.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $380K
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.0
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,616
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Door County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,959 of 2,210 scored counties and #67 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Door County spend about $29.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,975 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 78 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $380K per business, 57% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 78 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Door County as of September 2026. 14 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 52.0, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Door County in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 441 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Door County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Door 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 | Door County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.0 | 18.1 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $380K | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 441 | 1,553 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.2% | −15.7% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,975 | $2,003 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,795 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 34+17.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 154
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Door 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 Door County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,616+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,986
- Median age
- 53.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 482 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $74,795+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,001
- Median home value
- $342,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,670
- Daytime population
- 28,917Residents 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 Door 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 |
| 67Door County, WI | 26 | 78 | 52.0 | $380K | +1.6% | #1,959 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Door 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 laundry26
- Clothing and shoe stores26
- Laundromats29
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Door County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Door County. 14 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Door County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $29.6M a year, or $1,975 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $380K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,986 households in Door County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Door County, WI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Door County has 52.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $380K, 57% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Door County would have about 34, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 441 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Door County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Door County at 30,616 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,986 households. The median household income in Door County is $74,795 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Door County scores 26 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,959 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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