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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ozaukee County, WI

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ozaukee County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #841 of 2,210 scored counties
#48 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
96
18 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
26
−29.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$89.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,342 a household
Spending per listing
$935K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.1
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
94,346
+3.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Ozaukee County comes to about $89.7M a year: $2,342 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $935K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Ozaukee County has 96 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.1, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ozaukee County in 2023, down 29.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,473 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 51 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $535K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ozaukee County.

Population estimates show Ozaukee County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Ozaukee County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #841 of 2,210 scored counties and #48 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Ozaukee 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Ozaukee County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureOzaukee CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.118.123.3
Spending per listing$935K$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment1,4731,5531,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−29.7%−15.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,342$2,003$2,055
Median household income$96,996$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5772

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 26−29.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
225
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
51Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9618 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$535K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County

Population, 2025 estimate
94,346+3.0% since 2020
Households
38,309
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
399
Median household income
$96,996+13.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$138,958
Median home value
$390,200
Jobs located here
42,307
Daytime population
88,821Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Ozaukee County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Croix County, WI904010.7$2.2M+4.7%#20 of 2,210
2Calumet County, WI86198.9$2.4M+2.9%#60 of 2,210
3Lafayette County, WI8357.4$2.6M+5.2%#92 of 2,210
4Pierce County, WI822012.6$1.7M+3.1%#109 of 2,210
5Oconto County, WI81137.7$2.5M+2.9%#116 of 2,210
6Washington County, WI806611.6$1.9M+1.8%#134 of 2,210
7Adams County, WI7677.4$2.4M+5.2%#204 of 2,210
8Waushara County, WI7587.6$2.4M+2.8%#226 of 2,210
9Grant County, WI75199.5$1.9M+0.9%#232 of 2,210
10Trempealeau County, WI74108.0$2.4M+1.1%#254 of 2,210
48Ozaukee County, WI579625.1$935K+3.0%#841 of 2,210

Other business types in Ozaukee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Ozaukee County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ozaukee County. 18 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 29.7% from 2019. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Ozaukee County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $89.7M a year, or $2,342 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $935K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 38,309 households in Ozaukee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ozaukee County, WI compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Ozaukee County has 25.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $935K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Ozaukee County would have about 102, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,473 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 29.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Ozaukee County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Ozaukee County at 94,346 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,309 households. The median household income in Ozaukee County is $96,996 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.8% 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. Ozaukee County scores 57 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #841 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Ozaukee County

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