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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Laclede County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Laclede County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,735 of 2,210 scored counties
#63 of 79 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 35
- 13 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,646 a household
- Spending per listing
- $685K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,943
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Laclede County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,735 of 2,210 scored counties and #63 of 79 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,646 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Laclede County spend about $24M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $685K of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 35 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Laclede County as of September 2026. 13 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 24.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Laclede County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,456 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laclede County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Laclede 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 | Laclede County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 20.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $685K | $940K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,456 | 1,241 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,646 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $53,282 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $814K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Laclede 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 Laclede County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,943+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 14,558
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 765 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $53,282+12.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,159
- Median home value
- $168,400
- Jobs located here
- 14,884
- Daytime population
- 36,882Residents 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 Laclede 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 |
| 63Laclede County, MO | 34 | 35 | 24.0 | $685K | +2.5% | #1,735 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Laclede 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 laundry34
- Clothing and shoe stores30
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Laclede County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Laclede County. 13 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Laclede County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $24M a year, or $1,646 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $685K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,558 households in Laclede County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laclede County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Laclede County has 24.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $685K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Laclede County would have about 27, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,456 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Laclede County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Laclede County at 36,943 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,558 households. The median household income in Laclede County is $53,282 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.8% 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. Laclede County scores 34 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,735 of 2,210 scored counties.
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