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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pierce County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pierce County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #109 of 2,210 scored counties
#4 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
20
3 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,137 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
93% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.6
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,519
+3.1% 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

For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Pierce County has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #109 of 2,210 scored counties and #4 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Pierce County. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Pierce County comes to about $33.9M a year: $2,137 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per business, 93% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Pierce County in 2023. That is one for every 3,967 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Pierce County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pierce 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 Pierce County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasurePierce CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.618.123.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishment3,9671,5531,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,137$2,003$2,055
Median household income$92,109$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score8272

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$280K
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
203 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,519+3.1% since 2020
Households
15,867
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
574 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$92,109+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,966
Median home value
$333,700
Jobs located here
10,112
Daytime population
35,071Residents 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 Pierce 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

Other business types in Pierce 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 Pierce County, WI?

There are 20 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Pierce County as of September 2026. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $33.9M a year, or $2,137 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,867 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pierce County has 12.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Pierce County would have about 39, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,967 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Pierce County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Pierce County at 43,519 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,867 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $92,109, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Pierce County scores 82 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #109 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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