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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Louisa County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,914 a household
Spending per listing
$8.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,416
−3.7% 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

At $1,914 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Louisa County spend about $8.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $8.1M of household spending for each business on map listings.

There is 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business on map listings in Louisa County as of September 2026. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Louisa County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Louisa County declined 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business on map listings, Louisa County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Louisa 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Louisa County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureLouisa CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.420.823.3
Spending per listing$8.1M$947K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3401,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,914$1,967$2,055
Median household income$77,354$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Louisa 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 Louisa County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,416−3.7% since 2020
Households
4,237
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$77,354+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,435
Median home value
$150,100
Jobs located here
3,871
Daytime population
9,399Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Louisa County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA912110.2$2.1M+9.0%#14 of 2,210
2Mills County, IA8359.3$2.3M+2.6%#94 of 2,210
3Bremer County, IA7899.3$2.2M+1.1%#169 of 2,210
4Benton County, IA761312.7$1.6M+1.8%#216 of 2,210
5Buchanan County, IA7567.3$2.6M+1.3%#223 of 2,210
6Jones County, IA72911.0$1.7M+2.9%#315 of 2,210
7Boone County, IA681715.5$1.3M+0.4%#437 of 2,210
8Jasper County, IA672315.3$1.2M+0.9%#462 of 2,210
9Jackson County, IA6689.7$1.9M−0.8%#472 of 2,210
10Cedar County, IA66810.5$1.9M−0.7%#475 of 2,210
Louisa County, IANot scored12.4$8.1M−3.7%

Other business types in Louisa 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 Louisa County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business in Louisa County. 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 Louisa County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Louisa County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $8.1M a year, or $1,914 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business on map listings, it comes to $8.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,237 households in Louisa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Louisa County has 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Louisa County would have about 9, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Louisa County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Louisa County at 10,416 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,237 households. The median household income in Louisa County is $77,354 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.5% 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. Louisa County has no market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Louisa County

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