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Clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,763 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,002
−3.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery County. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Montgomery County comes to about $8.1M a year: $1,763 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per store, 2.1 times 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 Montgomery County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, Montgomery County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.515.616.2
Spending per listing$2.7M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4991,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,763$1,967$2,055
Median household income$63,666$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,002−3.2% since 2020
Households
4,585
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
424 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$63,666+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,366
Median home value
$121,400
Jobs located here
3,930
Daytime population
9,463Residents 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 Montgomery 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
Montgomery County, IANot scored36.5$2.7M−3.2%

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

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

There are 3 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.1M a year, or $1,763 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 4,585 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 6.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.7M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Montgomery County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 10,002 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,585 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $63,666 a year, 21% 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. Montgomery County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Montgomery County. It maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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