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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Callaway County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Callaway County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #460 of 2,210 scored counties
#15 of 79 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 22
- 10 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,870 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,765
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Callaway County. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Callaway County comes to about $30.8M a year: $1,870 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 59% 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 Callaway County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Callaway County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Callaway County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #460 of 2,210 scored counties and #15 of 79 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Callaway 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.
| Measure | Callaway County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 20.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $940K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,241 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,870 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,176 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 49 |
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
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Callaway 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 Callaway County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,765+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,485
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 835 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $74,176+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,804
- Median home value
- $201,600
- Jobs located here
- 15,131
- Daytime population
- 39,815Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Callaway County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 91 | 24 | 10.5 | $1.9M | +11.4% | #16 of 2,210 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 89 | 13 | 9.4 | $2.1M | +9.2% | #29 of 2,210 |
| 3Cass County, MO | 85 | 47 | 10.9 | $1.9M | +7.1% | #74 of 2,210 |
| 4Jefferson County, MO | 81 | 91 | 10.3 | $1.9M | +2.7% | #119 of 2,210 |
| 5Christian County, MO | 79 | 53 | 15.1 | $1.3M | +8.3% | #162 of 2,210 |
| 6Stone County, MO | 76 | 10 | 7.4 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #203 of 2,210 |
| 7Lafayette County, MO | 76 | 14 | 11.1 | $1.8M | +1.4% | #212 of 2,210 |
| 8Ray County, MO | 74 | 6 | 6.6 | $2.9M | +1.1% | #253 of 2,210 |
| 9Franklin County, MO | 74 | 53 | 12.3 | $1.6M | +3.1% | #271 of 2,210 |
| 10Clay County, MO | 73 | 143 | 14.0 | $1.5M | +4.3% | #294 of 2,210 |
| 15Callaway County, MO | 67 | 22 | 13.3 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #460 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Callaway 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 laundry67
- Clothing and shoe stores65
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Callaway County, MO?
Callaway County has 22 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (45%) 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 Callaway County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Callaway County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30.8M a year, or $1,870 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,485 households in Callaway County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Callaway County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Callaway County has 13.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Callaway County would have about 35, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is Callaway County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Callaway County at 45,765 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,485 households. Median household income in Callaway County is $74,176, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.3%, 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. Callaway County scores 67 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #460 of 2,210 scored counties.
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