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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Carter County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,597 a household
Spending per listing
$814K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.6
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,418
+4.2% 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 Carter County comes to about $3.3M a year: $1,597 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $814K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. That is 19.6 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Carter County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carter County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Carter 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 Carter County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCarter CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.620.623.3
Spending per listing$814K$940K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2411,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,597$1,939$2,055
Median household income$50,000$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Carter 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 Carter County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,418+4.2% since 2020
Households
2,038
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
507 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$50,000
Average household income
$63,722
Median home value
$159,400
Jobs located here
1,403
Daytime population
4,806Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Missouri

Every Missouri market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Carter 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
Carter County, MONot scored419.6$814K+4.2%

Other business types in Carter County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Carter County. 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 Carter County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.3M a year, or $1,597 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $814K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,038 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Carter County has 19.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $814K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending.

How fast is Carter County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Carter County at 5,418 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,038 households. The median household income in Carter County is $50,000 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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