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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jackson County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,386 of 2,210 scored counties
#46 of 79 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
712
258 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
272
−13.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$585.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,909 a household
Spending per listing
$822K
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.2
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
732,994
+2.1% 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

Households in Jackson County spend about $585.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,909 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $822K per business, 7% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Jackson County has 712 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 258 are chain locations, or 36%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 23.2 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 272 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jackson County in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,128 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 527 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $554K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jackson County.

Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jackson County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,386 of 2,210 scored counties and #46 of 79 scored counties in Missouri.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.220.623.3
Spending per listing$822K$940K$880K
Households per official establishment1,1281,2411,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.9%−13.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,909$1,939$2,055
Median household income$68,577$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4349

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
316 → 272−13.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,327
Annual payroll, 2023
$69.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
527Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
712258 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
665The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$554K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
732,994+2.1% since 2020
Households
306,798
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,191
Median household income
$68,577+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,212
Median home value
$230,500
Jobs located here
400,567
Daytime population
769,958Residents 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 Jackson 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
46Jackson County, MO4371223.2$822K+2.1%#1,386 of 2,210

Other business types in Jackson 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 Jackson County, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 712 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jackson County. 258 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 272 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 527 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $585.6M a year, or $1,909 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 712 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $822K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 306,798 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 23.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $822K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Jackson County would have about 665, against 712 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,128 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 732,994 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 306,798 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $68,577 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Jackson County scores 43 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,386 of 2,210 scored counties.

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