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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Iowa County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #316 of 2,210 scored counties
#18 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,028 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
94% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,951
+1.0% 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

At $2,028 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Iowa County spend about $20.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.7M per business, 94% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Iowa County has 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Iowa County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iowa County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Iowa County is 72 (upper middle), #316 of 2,210 scored counties and #18 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Iowa County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Iowa County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureIowa CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.918.123.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5531,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.7%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,028$2,003$2,055
Median household income$82,182$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score7272

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Iowa 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 Iowa County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,951+1.0% since 2020
Households
10,118
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
763 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$82,182+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,813
Median home value
$265,000
Jobs located here
10,800
Daytime population
21,726Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Wisconsin

Every Wisconsin market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Iowa County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Croix County, WI904010.7$2.2M+4.7%#20 of 2,210
2Calumet County, WI86198.9$2.4M+2.9%#60 of 2,210
3Lafayette County, WI8357.4$2.6M+5.2%#92 of 2,210
4Pierce County, WI822012.6$1.7M+3.1%#109 of 2,210
5Oconto County, WI81137.7$2.5M+2.9%#116 of 2,210
6Washington County, WI806611.6$1.9M+1.8%#134 of 2,210
7Adams County, WI7677.4$2.4M+5.2%#204 of 2,210
8Waushara County, WI7587.6$2.4M+2.8%#226 of 2,210
9Grant County, WI75199.5$1.9M+0.9%#232 of 2,210
10Trempealeau County, WI74108.0$2.4M+1.1%#254 of 2,210
18Iowa County, WI721211.9$1.7M+1.0%#316 of 2,210

Other business types in Iowa 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 Iowa County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Iowa County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Iowa County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Iowa County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $20.5M a year, or $2,028 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 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,118 households in Iowa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iowa County has 11.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 94% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Iowa County would have about 23, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Iowa County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Iowa County at 23,951 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,118 households. The median household income in Iowa County is $82,182 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. Iowa County scores 72 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #316 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Iowa County. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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