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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cape Girardeau County, MO
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cape Girardeau County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,779 of 2,210 scored counties
#65 of 79 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 112
- 40 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −31.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $60.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $540K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.5
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,999
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Cape Girardeau County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,779 of 2,210 scored counties and #65 of 79 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cape Girardeau County comes to about $60.5M a year: $1,865 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $540K per business, 39% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 112 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Cape Girardeau County as of September 2026. 40 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 34.5 per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Cape Girardeau County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 31.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,014 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $7,000 has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Cape Girardeau County. Population estimates show Cape Girardeau County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cape Girardeau 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 | Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.5 | 20.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $540K | $940K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,014 | 1,241 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −31.9% | −13.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,865 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,464 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 32−31.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 503
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11240 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $7,000
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,999+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,454
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 579 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $68,464+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,147
- Median home value
- $220,700
- Jobs located here
- 39,481
- Daytime population
- 85,255Residents 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 Cape Girardeau 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 |
| 65Cape Girardeau County, MO | 33 | 112 | 34.5 | $540K | +2.7% | #1,779 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Cape Girardeau 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners23
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Cape Girardeau County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 112 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cape Girardeau County. 40 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 31.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cape Girardeau County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $60.5M a year, or $1,865 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $540K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,454 households in Cape Girardeau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape Girardeau County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Cape Girardeau County has 34.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $540K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Cape Girardeau County would have about 69, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,014 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 31.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Cape Girardeau County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cape Girardeau County at 83,999 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,454 households. The median household income in Cape Girardeau County is $68,464 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Cape Girardeau County scores 33 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,779 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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