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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Scott County, IA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Scott County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,460 of 2,210 scored counties
#45 of 68 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 174
- 91 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- −25.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $148.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $854K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.8
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,259
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 174 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Scott County. Of those, 91 are chain locations, or 52%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 23.8 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $2,033 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $148.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $854K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Scott County in 2023, down 25.7% from 2019. That is one for every 975 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 96 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Scott County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Scott County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,460 of 2,210 scored counties and #45 of 68 scored counties in Iowa.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.8 | 20.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $854K | $947K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 975 | 1,340 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −25.7% | −14.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,033 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,277 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 101 → 75−25.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,019
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 96Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17491 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 169The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,259+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,132
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 381
- Median household income
- $78,277+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,843
- Median home value
- $222,000
- Jobs located here
- 89,900
- Daytime population
- 184,795Residents 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 Scott 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 |
| 45Scott County, IA | 41 | 174 | 23.8 | $854K | +0.4% | #1,460 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Scott 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores40
- Laundromats62
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Scott County, IA?
There are 174 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. 91 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 25.7% from 2019. Official counts list 96 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Scott County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $148.7M a year, or $2,033 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 174 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $854K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 73,132 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Scott County has 23.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $854K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Scott County would have about 169, against 174 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 975 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 175,259 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,132 households. Median household income in Scott County is $78,277, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Scott County scores 41 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,460 of 2,210 scored counties.
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