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Clothing and shoe stores in Buena Vista County, IA
The clothing and shoe stores in Buena Vista County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,865 of 2,087 scored counties
#63 of 66 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 17
- 8 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,915 a household
- Spending per listing
- $850K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.5
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,449
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Buena Vista County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,865 of 2,087 scored counties and #63 of 66 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 clothing and shoe stores in Buena Vista County. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.5, 39% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Buena Vista County comes to about $14.5M a year: $1,915 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 clothing and shoe stores, that is $850K per store, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Buena Vista County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 755 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Buena Vista County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Buena Vista 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 and shoe stores 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 | Buena Vista County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.5 | 15.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $850K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 755 | 1,499 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,915 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,719 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $684K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 178 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 in Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,449−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,546
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $71,719+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,361
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,467
- Daytime population
- 22,374Residents 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 and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Buena Vista County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 91 | 14 | 6.8 | $3.2M | +9.0% | #23 of 2,087 |
| 2Benton County, IA | 77 | 8 | 7.8 | $2.6M | +1.8% | #194 of 2,087 |
| 3Bremer County, IA | 75 | 7 | 7.2 | $2.8M | +1.1% | #233 of 2,087 |
| 4Jasper County, IA | 75 | 11 | 7.3 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #236 of 2,087 |
| 5Buchanan County, IA | 73 | 5 | 6.1 | $3.1M | +1.3% | #276 of 2,087 |
| 6Boone County, IA | 71 | 10 | 9.1 | $2.2M | +0.4% | #350 of 2,087 |
| 7Marshall County, IA | 70 | 11 | 7.1 | $2.6M | −0.5% | #371 of 2,087 |
| 8Jones County, IA | 70 | 7 | 8.5 | $2.2M | +2.9% | #378 of 2,087 |
| 9Cedar County, IA | 68 | 5 | 6.6 | $3M | −0.7% | #421 of 2,087 |
| 10Jackson County, IA | 67 | 5 | 6.1 | $3.1M | −0.8% | #449 of 2,087 |
| 63Buena Vista County, IA | 24 | 17 | 22.5 | $850K | −1.7% | #1,865 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Buena Vista 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 laundry25
- Clothing and shoe stores24
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Buena Vista County, IA?
There are 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Buena Vista County as of September 2026. 8 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Buena Vista County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $14.5M a year, or $1,915 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $850K per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,546 households in Buena Vista County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buena Vista County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Buena Vista County has 22.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $850K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Buena Vista County would have about 11, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 755 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Buena Vista County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Buena Vista County at 20,449 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,546 households. The median household income in Buena Vista County is $71,719 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Buena Vista County scores 24 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,865 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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