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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Page County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,853 of 2,210 scored counties
#62 of 68 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
18
4 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,733 a household
Spending per listing
$602K
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.8
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,856
−2.3% 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

Page County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,853 of 2,210 scored counties and #62 of 68 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Page County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 22%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 28.8 per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Page County comes to about $10.8M a year: $1,733 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $602K per business, 32% 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 Page County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,085 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Page County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Page 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 Page County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasurePage CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.820.823.3
Spending per listing$602K$947K$880K
Households per official establishment2,0851,3401,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,733$1,967$2,055
Median household income$57,953$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score3055

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$164K
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
184 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Page 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 Page County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,856−2.3% since 2020
Households
6,255
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
535 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$57,953+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,498
Median home value
$125,300
Jobs located here
6,169
Daytime population
14,765Residents 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 Page 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
62Page County, IA301828.8$602K−2.3%#1,853 of 2,210

Other business types in Page 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 Page County, IA?

There are 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Page County as of September 2026. 4 of them (22%) 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 list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.8M a year, or $1,733 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $602K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,255 households in Page County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Page County has 28.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $602K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Page County would have about 12, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,085 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Page County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Page County at 14,856 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,255 households. Median household income in Page County is $57,953, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. Page County scores 30 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,853 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Page County

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