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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Buchanan County, IA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Buchanan County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #223 of 2,210 scored counties
#5 of 68 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,891 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 69% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,883
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Buchanan County. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Buchanan County spend about $15.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,891 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $2.6M per business, 3 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Buchanan County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Buchanan County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Buchanan County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #223 of 2,210 scored counties and #5 of 68 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Buchanan 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 | Buchanan County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 20.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $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 | +1.3% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,891 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,236 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,883+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,252
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $78,236+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,957
- Median home value
- $176,000
- Jobs located here
- 6,604
- Daytime population
- 17,376Residents 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 Buchanan 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 |
Other business types in Buchanan 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 laundry75
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Buchanan County, IA?
Buchanan County has 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Buchanan County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Buchanan County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $15.6M a year, or $1,891 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,252 households in Buchanan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buchanan County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Buchanan County has 7.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.6M, 3 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Buchanan County would have about 18, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Buchanan County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Buchanan County at 20,883 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,252 households. Median household income in Buchanan County is $78,236, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. Buchanan County scores 75 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #223 of 2,210 scored counties.
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