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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cooper County, MO

How Cooper 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,142 of 2,210 scored counties
#39 of 79 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
13
2 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,796 a household
Spending per listing
$863K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,136
+3.0% 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

Households in Cooper County spend about $11.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,796 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $863K per business, 2% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Cooper County as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 20.8 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Cooper County in 2023. That is one for every 2,082 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Cooper County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Cooper County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,142 of 2,210 scored counties and #39 of 79 scored counties in Missouri.

How Cooper 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 Cooper County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCooper CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.820.623.3
Spending per listing$863K$940K$880K
Households per official establishment2,0821,2411,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,796$1,939$2,055
Median household income$70,625$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5049

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$135K
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
132 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Cooper 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 Cooper County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,136+3.0% since 2020
Households
6,246
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$70,625+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,395
Median home value
$203,500
Jobs located here
4,778
Daytime population
13,983Residents 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 Cooper 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
39Cooper County, MO501320.8$863K+3.0%#1,142 of 2,210

Other business types in Cooper 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 Cooper County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cooper County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $11.2M a year, or $1,796 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $863K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,246 households in Cooper County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cooper County has 20.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $863K, 2% 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,082 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Cooper County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Cooper County at 17,136 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,246 households. The median household income in Cooper County is $70,625 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% 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. Cooper County scores 50 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,142 of 2,210 scored counties.

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 Cooper County

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