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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Des Moines County, IA
How Des Moines County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,899 of 2,210 scored counties
#64 of 68 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 46
- 22 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $664K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.8
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,077
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Des Moines County is 28 (lower middle), #1,899 of 2,210 scored counties and #64 of 68 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Des Moines County. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 48%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 26.8 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Des Moines County spend about $30.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,779 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $664K of household spending for each business on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Des Moines County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,321 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Des Moines County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Des Moines 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 | Des Moines County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.8 | 20.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $664K | $947K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,321 | 1,340 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,779 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,928 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 141
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4622 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Des Moines 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 Des Moines County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,077−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 17,178
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 416 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $62,928+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,523
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,578
- Daytime population
- 39,488Residents 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 Des Moines 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 |
| 64Des Moines County, IA | 28 | 46 | 26.8 | $664K | −2.0% | #1,899 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Des Moines 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 laundry28
- Clothing and shoe stores26
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Des Moines County, IA?
There are 46 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Des Moines County as of September 2026. 22 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Des Moines County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30.6M a year, or $1,779 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $664K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,178 households in Des Moines County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Des Moines County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Des Moines County has 26.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $664K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Des Moines County would have about 35, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,321 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Des Moines County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Des Moines County at 38,077 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,178 households. Median household income in Des Moines County is $62,928, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Des Moines County scores 28 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,899 of 2,210 scored counties.
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