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Clothing and shoe stores in Page County, IA

The clothing and shoe stores in Page County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,777 of 2,087 scored counties
#60 of 66 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,733 a household
Spending per listing
$723K
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.0
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,856
−2.3% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Page County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,777 of 2,087 scored counties and #60 of 66 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Page County spend about $10.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,733 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $723K of household spending for each store on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Page County has 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.0, 48% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Page County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,085 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Page County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Page 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 Page County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasurePage CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.015.616.2
Spending per listing$723K$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,0851,4991,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,733$1,967$2,055
Median household income$57,953$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2848

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$164K
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
154 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Page 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 Page County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,856−2.3% since 2020
Households
6,255
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
535 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$57,953+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,498
Median home value
$125,300
Jobs located here
6,169
Daytime population
14,765Residents 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 Page 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
60Page County, IA281524.0$723K−2.3%#1,777 of 2,087

Other business types in Page County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 clothing and shoe stores in Page County. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.8M a year, or $1,733 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $723K 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 6,255 households in Page County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Page County has 24.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $723K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Page County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,085 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Page County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Page County at 14,856 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,255 households. Median household income in Page County is $57,953, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. Page County scores 28 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,777 of 2,087 scored counties.

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

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