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Clothing and shoe stores in Delaware County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Delaware County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #938 of 2,087 scored counties
#25 of 66 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,922 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,674
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,922 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Delaware County spend about $14.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 11% 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 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.6, 16% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Delaware County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Delaware County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Delaware County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #938 of 2,087 scored counties and #25 of 66 scored counties in Iowa.
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 15.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,499 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,922 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,989 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 48 |
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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,674+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,369
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 578 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $74,989+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,512
- Median home value
- $177,900
- Jobs located here
- 6,550
- Daytime population
- 15,660Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Delaware County?
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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 Delaware 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 |
| 25Delaware County, IA | 53 | 10 | 13.6 | $1.4M | +1.3% | #938 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 laundry61
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Delaware County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in Delaware County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Delaware County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Delaware County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $14.2M a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 7,369 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Delaware County has 13.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Delaware County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Delaware County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 17,674 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,369 households. Median household income in Delaware County is $74,989, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.6%, 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. Delaware County scores 53 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #938 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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