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Clothing and shoe stores in Marion County, IA
The clothing and shoe stores in Marion County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #988 of 2,087 scored counties
#28 of 66 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 20
- 5 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,986 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.0
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,192
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,986 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $26.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.3M per store, 4% 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 20 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.0, 7% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 1,480 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Marion County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #988 of 2,087 scored counties and #28 of 66 scored counties in Iowa.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.0 | 15.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,480 | 1,499 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,986 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,680 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $701K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 205 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,192+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,316
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 555 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $78,680+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,547
- Median home value
- $233,000
- Jobs located here
- 19,073
- Daytime population
- 36,093Residents 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 Marion 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 |
| 28Marion County, IA | 52 | 20 | 15.0 | $1.3M | +2.3% | #988 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Marion 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 laundry56
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Marion County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 clothing and shoe stores in Marion County. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marion County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $26.4M a year, or $1,986 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 13,316 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Marion County has 15.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Marion County would have about 21, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,480 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 34,192 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,316 households. Median household income in Marion County is $78,680, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Marion County scores 52 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #988 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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