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Clothing and shoe stores in Carroll County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Carroll County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,931 of 2,087 scored counties
#65 of 66 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 23
- 11 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $731K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.1
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,303
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Carroll County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,931 of 2,087 scored counties and #65 of 66 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 clothing and shoe stores in Carroll County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 48%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 26.1 per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,910 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $16.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 23 clothing and shoe stores, that is $731K per store, 42% 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.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Carroll County in 2023. That is one for every 800 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.1 | 15.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $731K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 800 | 1,499 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,910 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,930 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $895K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,303−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,801
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $72,930+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,964
- Median home value
- $176,000
- Jobs located here
- 10,716
- Daytime population
- 20,571Residents 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 Carroll 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 |
| 65Carroll County, IA | 21 | 23 | 26.1 | $731K | −2.0% | #1,931 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 laundry24
- Clothing and shoe stores21
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Carroll County, IA?
Carroll County has 23 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.8M a year, or $1,910 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $731K 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 8,801 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Carroll County has 26.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $731K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Carroll County would have about 13, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 800 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 20,303 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,801 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $72,930 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Carroll County scores 21 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,931 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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