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Clothing and shoe stores in Warren County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 91 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #23 of 2,087 scored counties
#1 of 66 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
14
5 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$44.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,161 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
58% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,331
+9.0% 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

Warren County scores 91 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #23 of 2,087 scored counties and #1 of 66 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Warren County comes to about $44.7M a year: $2,161 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per store, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Warren County has 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 58% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 4,136 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County grew 9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Warren 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 Warren County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.815.616.2
Spending per listing$3.2M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment4,1361,4991,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.0%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,161$1,967$2,055
Median household income$94,588$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score9148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$286K
One-person businesses, 2023
36Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
145 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,331+9.0% since 2020
Households
20,679
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$94,588+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,331
Median home value
$269,600
Jobs located here
12,335
Daytime population
39,313Residents 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 Warren 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

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 clothing and shoe stores in Warren County. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $44.7M a year, or $2,161 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 20,679 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 6.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.2M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Warren County would have about 35, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,136 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 57,331 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,679 households. Median household income in Warren County is $94,588, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Warren County scores 91 for clothing and shoe stores (very high), #23 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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