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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Union County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Union County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,786 of 2,210 scored counties
#59 of 68 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,682 a household
- Spending per listing
- $956K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.6
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,829
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Union County is 32 (lower middle), #1,786 of 2,210 scored counties and #59 of 68 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,682 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Union County spend about $8.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $956K of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Union County has 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.6, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,279 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Union County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Union 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 | Union County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.6 | 20.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $956K | $947K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,279 | 1,340 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,682 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,772 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $181K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,829−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 5,116
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $57,772+15.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,876
- Median home value
- $122,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,571
- Daytime population
- 12,097Residents 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 Union 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 |
| 59Union County, IA | 32 | 9 | 17.6 | $956K | −2.5% | #1,786 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Union 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 laundry32
- Clothing and shoe stores33
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Union County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Union County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Union County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $8.6M a year, or $1,682 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $956K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,116 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Union County has 17.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $956K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Union County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,279 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 11,829 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,116 households. The median household income in Union County is $57,772 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.8% 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. Union County scores 32 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,786 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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