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Clothing and shoe stores in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #303 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 109
- 58 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- −7.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $106.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $981K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,738
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Sioux City metro area is 33 (lower middle), #303 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 109 clothing and shoe stores in the Sioux City metro area. 58 of them (53%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.7, 22% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in the Sioux City metro area spend about $106.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,928 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $981K per store, 23% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 48 businesses with payroll in the Sioux City metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,156 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $67K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Sioux City metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Sioux City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Sioux City metro area 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 | Sioux City metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 15.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $981K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,156 | 1,499 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.8% | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,928 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,192 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48−7.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 616
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 78Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10958 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $67K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Sioux City metro area, 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 the Sioux City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,738+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,468
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,599 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $75,192
- Average household income
- $95,336
- Median home value
- $193,100
- Jobs located here
- 75,324
- Daytime population
- 149,603Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sioux City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cedar Rapids, IA | 65 | 157 | 13.8 | $1.5M | +1.0% | #92 of 387 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 64 | 612 | 15.7 | $1.4M | +4.2% | #102 of 387 |
| 2Ames, IA | 60 | 69 | 13.8 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #128 of 387 |
| 3Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 60 | 492 | 16.7 | $1.3M | +6.7% | #134 of 387 |
| 4Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 57 | 213 | 13.2 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #156 of 387 |
| 5Iowa City, IA | 48 | 128 | 17.7 | $1.2M | +4.1% | #216 of 387 |
| 6Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 47 | 118 | 17.0 | $1.1M | +0.5% | #225 of 387 |
| 7Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 33 | 109 | 19.7 | $981K | +1.0% | #303 of 387 |
| 8Dubuque, IA | 28 | 95 | 23.2 | $854K | +0.1% | #326 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sioux City metro area
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 stores33
- Laundromats34
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area?
There are 109 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Sioux City metro area as of September 2026. 58 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 7.8% from 2019. Another 78 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $106.9M a year, or $1,928 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $981K 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 55,468 households in the Sioux City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Sioux City metro area has 19.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $981K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Sioux City metro area would have about 84, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,156 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sioux City metro area at 145,738 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,468 households. The median household income in the Sioux City metro area is $75,192 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Sioux City metro area scores 33 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #303 of 387 scored metro areas.
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