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Clothing and shoe stores in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #156 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 213
- 108 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 102
- −18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $314.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,946 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 380,452
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area comes to about $314.6M a year: $1,946 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 213 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.5M per store, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 213 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area as of September 2026. 108 of them (51%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 13.2 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area in 2023, down 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,585 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 200 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $80K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area.
Population estimates show the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area is 57 (upper middle), #156 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa.
How the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area 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 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 15.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,585 | 1,499 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.5% | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,946 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,738 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 102−18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,354
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 200Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213108 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 248The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $80K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area, 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 the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 380,452−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 161,702
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $72,738+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,004
- Median home value
- $174,100
- Jobs located here
- 174,294
- Daytime population
- 383,694Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cedar Rapids, IA | 65 | 157 | 13.8 | $1.5M | +1.0% | #92 of 387 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 64 | 612 | 15.7 | $1.4M | +4.2% | #102 of 387 |
| 2Ames, IA | 60 | 69 | 13.8 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #128 of 387 |
| 3Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 60 | 492 | 16.7 | $1.3M | +6.7% | #134 of 387 |
| 4Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 57 | 213 | 13.2 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #156 of 387 |
| 5Iowa City, IA | 48 | 128 | 17.7 | $1.2M | +4.1% | #216 of 387 |
| 6Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 47 | 118 | 17.0 | $1.1M | +0.5% | #225 of 387 |
| 7Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 33 | 109 | 19.7 | $981K | +1.0% | #303 of 387 |
| 8Dubuque, IA | 28 | 95 | 23.2 | $854K | +0.1% | #326 of 387 |
Other business types in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area
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 laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats54
- Dry cleaners61
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 213 clothing and shoe stores in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area. 108 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 18.5% from 2019. Another 200 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $314.6M a year, or $1,946 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 213 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,702 households in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area has 13.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area would have about 248, against 213 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,585 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area at 380,452 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 161,702 households. Median household income in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area is $72,738, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area scores 57 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #156 of 387 scored metro areas.
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