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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Audrain County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Audrain County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,366 of 2,210 scored counties
#45 of 79 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
13
4 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,705 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.1
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,528
−1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Audrain County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.1, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Audrain County comes to about $15.7M a year: $1,705 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 37% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Audrain County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Audrain County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Audrain County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,366 of 2,210 scored counties and #45 of 79 scored counties in Missouri.

How Audrain County compares

The same measures for Missouri and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses 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, shoes and laundry in Audrain County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureAudrain CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.120.623.3
Spending per listing$1.2M$940K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2411,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,705$1,939$2,055
Median household income$59,448$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4349

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
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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, laundromats and dry cleaners in Audrain 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 Audrain County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,528−1.0% since 2020
Households
9,219
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$59,448+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,893
Median home value
$143,100
Jobs located here
8,235
Daytime population
22,988Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Audrain County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO912410.5$1.9M+11.4%#16 of 2,210
2Warren County, MO89139.4$2.1M+9.2%#29 of 2,210
3Cass County, MO854710.9$1.9M+7.1%#74 of 2,210
4Jefferson County, MO819110.3$1.9M+2.7%#119 of 2,210
5Christian County, MO795315.1$1.3M+8.3%#162 of 2,210
6Stone County, MO76107.4$2.4M+4.1%#203 of 2,210
7Lafayette County, MO761411.1$1.8M+1.4%#212 of 2,210
8Ray County, MO7466.6$2.9M+1.1%#253 of 2,210
9Franklin County, MO745312.3$1.6M+3.1%#271 of 2,210
10Clay County, MO7314314.0$1.5M+4.3%#294 of 2,210
45Audrain County, MO431314.1$1.2M−1.0%#1,366 of 2,210

Other business types in Audrain County

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

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Audrain County, MO?

There are 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Audrain County as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Audrain County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Audrain County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $15.7M a year, or $1,705 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,219 households in Audrain County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Audrain County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Audrain County has 14.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Audrain County would have about 18, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is Audrain County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Audrain County at 24,528 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,219 households. Median household income in Audrain County is $59,448, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Audrain County scores 43 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,366 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Audrain County

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