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Clothing and shoe stores in Lyon County, IA

How Lyon County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,169 of 2,087 scored counties
#38 of 66 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,948 a household
Spending per listing
$970K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.1
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,354
+3.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 clothing and shoe stores in Lyon County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.1, 24% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Lyon County comes to about $8.7M a year: $1,948 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $970K per store, 24% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lyon County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Lyon County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Lyon County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,169 of 2,087 scored counties and #38 of 66 scored counties in Iowa.

How Lyon 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 Lyon County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureLyon CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.115.616.2
Spending per listing$970K$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+3.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,948$1,967$2,055
Median household income$76,746$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4748

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
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
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 Lyon 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 Lyon County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,354+3.6% since 2020
Households
4,479
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$76,746+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,299
Median home value
$230,000
Jobs located here
4,450
Daytime population
10,690Residents 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 Lyon 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
38Lyon County, IA47920.1$970K+3.6%#1,169 of 2,087

Other business types in Lyon County

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

Questions

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

There are 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Lyon County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) 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 Lyon County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.7M a year, or $1,948 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $970K 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 4,479 households in Lyon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lyon County has 20.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $970K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Lyon County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Lyon County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Lyon County at 12,354 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,479 households. The median household income in Lyon County is $76,746 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% 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. Lyon County scores 47 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,169 of 2,087 scored counties.

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