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Clothing and shoe stores in Wayne County, IA
The clothing and shoe stores in Wayne County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,738
- +3.6% since 2020
See the clothing and shoe stores around any address in Wayne County
The site report maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Wayne County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
Households in Wayne County spend about $4.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,821 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Wayne County has 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.6, 4% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Wayne County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Wayne County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 15.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | +3.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,821 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,964 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,738+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 2,565
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 526 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $61,964
- Average household income
- $90,040
- Median home value
- $111,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,068
- Daytime population
- 5,905Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Wayne County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the clothing and shoe stores on map listings by name and distance.
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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 Wayne 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 |
| Wayne County, IA | Not scored | 4 | 15.6 | $1.2M | +3.6% |
Other business types in Wayne County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry
- Clothing and shoe stores
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Wayne County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 clothing and shoe stores in Wayne County. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wayne County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $4.7M a year, or $1,821 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 2,565 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Wayne County has 15.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending.
How fast is Wayne County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 6,738 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,565 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $61,964, 23% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wayne County. It maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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