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Clothing and shoe stores in Iron County, UT

The clothing and shoe stores in Iron County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #287 of 2,087 scored counties
#4 of 16 scored counties in Utah

Listings
13
5 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,657 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,141
+16.4% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Iron County comes to about $33.4M a year: $1,657 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Iron County as of September 2026. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Iron County in 2023. That is one for every 2,880 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $203K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Iron County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iron County grew 16.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Iron County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #287 of 2,087 scored counties and #4 of 16 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Iron County compares

The same measures for Utah 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 Iron County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureIron CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.415.416.2
Spending per listing$2.6M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,8801,2441,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.4%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,657$1,955$2,055
Median household income$66,247$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score7353

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 7
Employees, 2023
113
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
38Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
135 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$203K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Iron 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 Iron County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,141+16.4% since 2020
Households
20,157
Median age
31.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
3,296 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$66,247+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,495
Median home value
$379,000
Jobs located here
23,946
Daytime population
58,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Utah, with Iron County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tooele County, UT9393.8$5.3M+19.2%#10 of 2,087
2Box Elder County, UT82115.6$3.1M+12.7%#125 of 2,087
3Wasatch County, UT761612.4$1.8M+9.9%#223 of 2,087
4Iron County, UT73136.4$2.6M+16.4%#287 of 2,087
5Sevier County, UT6556.7$2.5M+5.9%#515 of 2,087
6Weber County, UT6011211.9$1.6M+5.8%#687 of 2,087
7Sanpete County, UT59910.1$1.6M+10.3%#718 of 2,087
8Davis County, UT5817114.8$1.4M+4.8%#755 of 2,087
9Duchesne County, UT57811.6$1.5M+6.3%#789 of 2,087
10Utah County, UT5434216.8$1.2M+14.5%#910 of 2,087

Other business types in Iron County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Iron County, UT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 clothing and shoe stores in Iron County. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Iron County, UT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $33.4M a year, or $1,657 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 20,157 households in Iron County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iron County has 6.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.6M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Iron County would have about 26, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,880 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Iron County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Iron County at 67,141 people in 2025, up 16.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,157 households. Median household income in Iron County is $66,247, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Iron County scores 73 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #287 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 Iron County

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