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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Buchanan County, MO

How Buchanan County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,871 of 2,210 scored counties
#70 of 79 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
79
44 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
31
−20.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$59.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,777 a household
Spending per listing
$752K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,540
−1.1% 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

Buchanan County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,871 of 2,210 scored counties and #70 of 79 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 79 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Buchanan County. Of those, 44 are chain locations, or 56%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 23.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Buchanan County spend about $59.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,777 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $752K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Buchanan County was 31 in 2023, down 20.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,079 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Buchanan County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Buchanan 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 Buchanan County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBuchanan CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.620.623.3
Spending per listing$752K$940K$880K
Households per official establishment1,0791,2411,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.5%−13.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,777$1,939$2,055
Median household income$62,158$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2949

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 31−20.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
450
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
50Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7944 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,540−1.1% since 2020
Households
33,439
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$62,158+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,732
Median home value
$166,300
Jobs located here
45,678
Daytime population
92,127Residents 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 Buchanan 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
70Buchanan County, MO297923.6$752K−1.1%#1,871 of 2,210

Other business types in Buchanan County

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

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Questions

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

There are 79 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Buchanan County as of September 2026. 44 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 20.5% from 2019. Another 50 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $59.4M a year, or $1,777 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $752K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,439 households in Buchanan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Buchanan County has 23.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $752K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Buchanan County would have about 68, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,079 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Buchanan County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Buchanan County at 83,540 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,439 households. Median household income in Buchanan County is $62,158, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Buchanan County scores 29 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,871 of 2,210 scored counties.

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