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Clothing and shoe stores in Winneshiek County, IA
How Winneshiek County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,511 of 2,087 scored counties
#52 of 66 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 16
- 6 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,950 a household
- Spending per listing
- $992K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,733
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 clothing and shoe stores in Winneshiek County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 38%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.7, 22% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,950 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Winneshiek County spend about $15.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $992K of household spending for each store on map listings, 22% 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 5 businesses with payroll in Winneshiek County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,628 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Winneshiek County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Winneshiek County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,511 of 2,087 scored counties and #52 of 66 scored counties in Iowa.
How Winneshiek 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 | Winneshiek County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 15.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $992K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,628 | 1,499 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,950 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $79,066 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $321K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,733−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,139
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $79,066+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,242
- Median home value
- $259,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,885
- Daytime population
- 19,997Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Winneshiek 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 |
| 52Winneshiek County, IA | 37 | 16 | 19.7 | $992K | −1.6% | #1,511 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Winneshiek County
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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Winneshiek County, IA?
There are 16 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Winneshiek County as of September 2026. 6 of them (38%) 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 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Winneshiek County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $15.9M a year, or $1,950 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $992K 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 8,139 households in Winneshiek County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Winneshiek County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Winneshiek County has 19.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $992K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Winneshiek County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,628 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Winneshiek County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Winneshiek County at 19,733 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,139 households. The median household income in Winneshiek County is $79,066 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Winneshiek County scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,511 of 2,087 scored counties.
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