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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Appanoose County, IA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Appanoose County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,494 of 2,210 scored counties
#47 of 68 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,667 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,077
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Appanoose County spend about $8.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,667 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per business, 41% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Appanoose County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 42% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Appanoose County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Appanoose County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Appanoose County is 40 (lower middle), #1,494 of 2,210 scored counties and #47 of 68 scored counties in Iowa.
How Appanoose County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Appanoose County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 20.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $947K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,340 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,667 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,934 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Appanoose 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 Appanoose County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,077−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,199
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $54,934+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,730
- Median home value
- $124,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,190
- Daytime population
- 10,783Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Appanoose County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 91 | 21 | 10.2 | $2.1M | +9.0% | #14 of 2,210 |
| 2Mills County, IA | 83 | 5 | 9.3 | $2.3M | +2.6% | #94 of 2,210 |
| 3Bremer County, IA | 78 | 9 | 9.3 | $2.2M | +1.1% | #169 of 2,210 |
| 4Benton County, IA | 76 | 13 | 12.7 | $1.6M | +1.8% | #216 of 2,210 |
| 5Buchanan County, IA | 75 | 6 | 7.3 | $2.6M | +1.3% | #223 of 2,210 |
| 6Jones County, IA | 72 | 9 | 11.0 | $1.7M | +2.9% | #315 of 2,210 |
| 7Boone County, IA | 68 | 17 | 15.5 | $1.3M | +0.4% | #437 of 2,210 |
| 8Jasper County, IA | 67 | 23 | 15.3 | $1.2M | +0.9% | #462 of 2,210 |
| 9Jackson County, IA | 66 | 8 | 9.7 | $1.9M | −0.8% | #472 of 2,210 |
| 10Cedar County, IA | 66 | 8 | 10.5 | $1.9M | −0.7% | #475 of 2,210 |
| 47Appanoose County, IA | 40 | 7 | 13.5 | $1.2M | −1.7% | #1,494 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Appanoose 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 stores41
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Appanoose County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Appanoose County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Appanoose County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Appanoose County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $8.7M a year, or $1,667 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,199 households in Appanoose County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Appanoose County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Appanoose County has 13.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Appanoose County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Appanoose County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Appanoose County at 12,077 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,199 households. The median household income in Appanoose County is $54,934 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Appanoose County scores 40 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,494 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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