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Clothing and shoe stores in O’Brien County, IA
How O’Brien 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,655 of 2,087 scored counties
#56 of 66 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $891K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,220
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
O’Brien County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,655 of 2,087 scored counties and #56 of 66 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in O’Brien County comes to about $10.7M a year: $1,842 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $891K per store, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
O’Brien County has 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 20.7 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in O’Brien County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of O’Brien County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How O’Brien 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 | O’Brien County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 15.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $891K | $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 | +0.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,842 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,356 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 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
- 120 chain locations
- 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 O’Brien 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 O’Brien County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,220+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 5,809
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $68,356+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,439
- Median home value
- $173,100
- Jobs located here
- 6,296
- Daytime population
- 12,761Residents 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 O’Brien 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 |
| 56O’Brien County, IA | 32 | 12 | 20.7 | $891K | +0.5% | #1,655 of 2,087 |
Other business types in O’Brien 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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores32
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in O’Brien County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 clothing and shoe stores in O’Brien 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 O’Brien County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in O’Brien County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $10.7M a year, or $1,842 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $891K 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 5,809 households in O’Brien County and national spending patterns by income.
How does O’Brien County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
O’Brien County has 20.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $891K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, O’Brien County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is O’Brien County, IA growing?
Population estimates put O’Brien County at 14,220 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,809 households. Median household income in O’Brien County is $68,356, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. O’Brien County scores 32 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,655 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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