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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lawrence County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #481 of 2,210 scored counties
#17 of 79 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
16
3 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$25.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,737 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
80% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.0
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,401
+3.7% 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

At $1,737 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $25.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.6M per business, 80% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, 53% 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 Lawrence County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lawrence County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lawrence County is 66 (upper middle), #481 of 2,210 scored counties and #17 of 79 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.020.623.3
Spending per listing$1.6M$940K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2411,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,737$1,939$2,055
Median household income$61,215$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6649

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
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,401+3.7% since 2020
Households
14,602
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
612 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$61,215+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,676
Median home value
$175,100
Jobs located here
8,611
Daytime population
29,516Residents 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 Lawrence 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
17Lawrence County, MO661611.0$1.6M+3.7%#481 of 2,210

Other business types in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lawrence County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. 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 Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.4M a year, or $1,737 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,602 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 11.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.6M, 80% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 29, against 16 on map listings.

How fast is Lawrence County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 39,401 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,602 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $61,215 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Lawrence County scores 66 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #481 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 Lawrence County

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