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Clothing and shoe stores in Guthrie County, IA
The clothing and shoe stores in Guthrie County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,344 of 2,087 scored counties
#44 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
- $9.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,996 a household
- Spending per listing
- $918K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.7
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,782
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Guthrie County spend about $9.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,996 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 clothing and shoe stores, that is $918K per store, 28% below 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 Guthrie County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 21.7 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Guthrie County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Guthrie County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Guthrie County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,344 of 2,087 scored counties and #44 of 66 scored counties in Iowa.
How Guthrie 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 | Guthrie County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.7 | 15.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $918K | $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 | +1.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,996 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $77,711 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 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
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Guthrie 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 Guthrie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,782+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 4,600
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 591 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $77,711+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,744
- Median home value
- $180,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,087
- Daytime population
- 9,376Residents 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 Guthrie 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 |
| 44Guthrie County, IA | 42 | 10 | 21.7 | $918K | +1.6% | #1,344 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Guthrie 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores42
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Guthrie County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in Guthrie 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 Guthrie County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Guthrie County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $9.2M a year, or $1,996 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $918K 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 4,600 households in Guthrie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Guthrie County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Guthrie County has 21.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $918K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Guthrie County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Guthrie County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Guthrie County at 10,782 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,600 households. Median household income in Guthrie County is $77,711, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Guthrie County scores 42 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,344 of 2,087 scored counties.
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