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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Warren County, IA

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Warren County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 91 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #14 of 2,210 scored counties
#1 of 68 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
21
6 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$44.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,161 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.2
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,331
+9.0% 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

Warren County scores 91 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #14 of 2,210 scored counties and #1 of 68 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Warren County. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $2,161 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Warren County spend about $44.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $2.1M per business, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Warren County in 2023. That is one for every 4,136 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Warren County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Warren 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 Warren County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.220.823.3
Spending per listing$2.1M$947K$880K
Households per official establishment4,1361,3401,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.0%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,161$1,967$2,055
Median household income$94,588$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score9155

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$286K
One-person businesses, 2023
36Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
216 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,331+9.0% since 2020
Households
20,679
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$94,588+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,331
Median home value
$269,600
Jobs located here
12,335
Daytime population
39,313Residents 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 Warren 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

Other business types in Warren 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 Warren County, IA?

There are 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $44.7M a year, or $2,161 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,679 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 10.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Warren County would have about 51, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,136 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 57,331 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,679 households. Median household income in Warren County is $94,588, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Warren County scores 91 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (very high), #14 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 Warren County

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