Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Iowa
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Fort Madison, IA area
How the Fort Madison, IA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #204 of 536 scored small-town markets
#6 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Iowa
- Listings
- 24
- 8 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,772 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,306
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,772 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Fort Madison area spend about $25.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 20% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Fort Madison area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.8, 28% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Fort Madison area in 2023. That is one for every 4,774 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Fort Madison area declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Fort Madison area scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #204 of 536 scored small-town markets and #6 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Iowa.
How the Fort Madison area 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 | Fort Madison area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 20.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $947K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,774 | 1,340 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,772 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,382 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $368K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 248 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 the Fort Madison area, 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 the Fort Madison area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,306−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,323
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 518 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $62,382
- Average household income
- $79,169
- Median home value
- $141,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,626
- Daytime population
- 31,700Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Iowa for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Iowa, with the Fort Madison area marked.
Top small-town markets in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marshalltown, IA | 73 | 21 | 13.6 | $1.4M | −0.5% | #79 of 536 |
| 2Muscatine, IA | 68 | 25 | 14.4 | $1.3M | −3.0% | #111 of 536 |
| 3Pella, IA | 64 | 25 | 18.8 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #145 of 536 |
| 4Le Mars, IA | 63 | 18 | 17.5 | $1.1M | 0.0% | #151 of 536 |
| 5Oskaloosa, IA | 60 | 15 | 17.2 | $1.1M | −1.2% | #181 of 536 |
| 6Fort Madison, IA | 58 | 24 | 16.8 | $1.1M | −3.6% | #204 of 536 |
| 7Clinton, IA | 57 | 38 | 19.5 | $962K | −0.9% | #216 of 536 |
| 8Ottumwa, IA | 50 | 35 | 25.0 | $711K | −0.3% | #272 of 536 |
| 9Fort Dodge, IA | 45 | 41 | 26.7 | $678K | −0.4% | #318 of 536 |
| 10Mason City, IA | 42 | 55 | 24.2 | $778K | −1.5% | #342 of 536 |
Other business types in the Fort Madison area
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 laundry58
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Fort Madison, IA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Fort Madison area. 8 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fort Madison, IA area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $25.4M a year, or $1,772 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,323 households in the Fort Madison area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fort Madison, IA area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Fort Madison area has 16.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Fort Madison area would have about 29, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,774 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fort Madison, IA area growing?
Population estimates put the Fort Madison area at 32,306 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,323 households. The median household income in the Fort Madison area is $62,382 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Fort Madison area scores 58 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #204 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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