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Clothing and shoe stores in Dubuque County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Dubuque County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,658 of 2,087 scored counties
#57 of 66 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 95
- 42 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $81.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,979 a household
- Spending per listing
- $854K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.2
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,381
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Dubuque County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,658 of 2,087 scored counties and #57 of 66 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 95 clothing and shoe stores in Dubuque County. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.2, 43% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,979 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Dubuque County spend about $81.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 95 clothing and shoe stores, that is $854K 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 38 businesses with payroll in Dubuque County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,079 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dubuque County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dubuque 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 | Dubuque County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.2 | 15.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $854K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,079 | 1,499 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,979 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $77,630 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 38−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 365
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9542 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The 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 Dubuque 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 Dubuque County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,381+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 40,989
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $77,630+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,177
- Median home value
- $237,300
- Jobs located here
- 58,941
- Daytime population
- 105,695Residents 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 Dubuque 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 |
| 57Dubuque County, IA | 32 | 95 | 23.2 | $854K | +0.1% | #1,658 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Dubuque 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 laundry34
- Clothing and shoe stores32
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Dubuque County, IA?
There are 95 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Dubuque County as of September 2026. 42 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dubuque County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $81.1M a year, or $1,979 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $854K 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 40,989 households in Dubuque County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dubuque County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Dubuque County has 23.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $854K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Dubuque County would have about 64, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,079 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dubuque County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Dubuque County at 99,381 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,989 households. The median household income in Dubuque County is $77,630 a year, 4% 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. Dubuque County scores 32 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,658 of 2,087 scored counties.
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