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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Winneshiek County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,559 of 2,210 scored counties
#51 of 68 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
21
6 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,950 a household
Spending per listing
$756K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.8
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,733
−1.6% 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 $1,950 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Winneshiek County spend about $15.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $756K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Winneshiek County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 29%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.8, 11% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Winneshiek County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,628 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Winneshiek County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Winneshiek County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,559 of 2,210 scored counties and #51 of 68 scored counties in Iowa.

How Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWinneshiek CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.820.823.3
Spending per listing$756K$947K$880K
Households per official establishment1,6281,3401,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,950$1,967$2,055
Median household income$79,066$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score3955

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 5
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$321K
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
216 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,733−1.6% since 2020
Households
8,139
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
690 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$79,066+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,242
Median home value
$259,200
Jobs located here
9,885
Daytime population
19,997Residents 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 Winneshiek 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
51Winneshiek County, IA392125.8$756K−1.6%#1,559 of 2,210

Other business types in Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Winneshiek County. 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 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $15.9M a year, or $1,950 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $756K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,139 households in Winneshiek County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Winneshiek County has 25.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $756K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Winneshiek County would have about 18, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,628 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Winneshiek County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Winneshiek County at 19,733 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,139 households. The median household income in Winneshiek County is $79,066 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.2% 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. Winneshiek County scores 39 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,559 of 2,210 scored counties.

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