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Clothing and shoe stores in Grundy County, IA

The clothing and shoe stores in Grundy County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #862 of 2,087 scored counties
#20 of 66 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,027 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.7
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,361
+0.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Grundy County comes to about $10.4M a year: $2,027 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Grundy County has 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 13.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Grundy County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Grundy County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grundy County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #862 of 2,087 scored counties and #20 of 66 scored counties in Iowa.

How Grundy 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Grundy County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureGrundy CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.715.616.2
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4991,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,027$1,967$2,055
Median household income$87,205$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score5548

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
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Grundy 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 Grundy County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,361+0.2% since 2020
Households
5,117
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
502 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$87,205+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,039
Median home value
$198,800
Jobs located here
4,124
Daytime population
10,903Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Grundy County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA91146.8$3.2M+9.0%#23 of 2,087
2Benton County, IA7787.8$2.6M+1.8%#194 of 2,087
3Bremer County, IA7577.2$2.8M+1.1%#233 of 2,087
4Jasper County, IA75117.3$2.6M+0.9%#236 of 2,087
5Buchanan County, IA7356.1$3.1M+1.3%#276 of 2,087
6Boone County, IA71109.1$2.2M+0.4%#350 of 2,087
7Marshall County, IA70117.1$2.6M−0.5%#371 of 2,087
8Jones County, IA7078.5$2.2M+2.9%#378 of 2,087
9Cedar County, IA6856.6$3M−0.7%#421 of 2,087
10Jackson County, IA6756.1$3.1M−0.8%#449 of 2,087
20Grundy County, IA55713.7$1.5M+0.2%#862 of 2,087

Other business types in Grundy County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Grundy County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 clothing and shoe stores in Grundy County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Grundy County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Grundy County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $10.4M a year, or $2,027 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 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 5,117 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grundy County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Grundy County has 13.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Grundy County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Grundy County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Grundy County at 12,361 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,117 households. Median household income in Grundy County is $87,205, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Grundy County scores 55 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #862 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Grundy County

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