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Clothing and shoe stores in Sioux County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #871 of 2,087 scored counties
#21 of 66 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
20
4 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,060 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.8
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,774
+2.5% 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

At $2,060 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Sioux County spend about $26.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 20 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Sioux County has 20 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 20%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 15.8 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sioux County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,586 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sioux County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Sioux County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #871 of 2,087 scored counties and #21 of 66 scored counties in Iowa.

How Sioux 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 Sioux County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureSioux CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.815.616.2
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,5861,4991,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,060$1,967$2,055
Median household income$86,098$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score5548

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$777K
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
204 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 Sioux 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 Sioux County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,774+2.5% since 2020
Households
12,690
Median age
34.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
768 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$86,098+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,988
Median home value
$250,100
Jobs located here
22,086
Daytime population
39,304Residents 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 Sioux 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
21Sioux County, IA552015.8$1.3M+2.5%#871 of 2,087

Other business types in Sioux County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 clothing and shoe stores in Sioux County. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $26.1M a year, or $2,060 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, 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 12,690 households in Sioux County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sioux County has 15.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sioux County would have about 21, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,586 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Sioux County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Sioux County at 36,774 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,690 households. Median household income in Sioux County is $86,098, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Sioux County scores 55 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #871 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 Sioux County

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