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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lincoln County, MO

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lincoln County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 91 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #16 of 2,210 scored counties
#1 of 79 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
24
8 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$46M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,015 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,676
+11.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lincoln County is 91 (very high), #16 of 2,210 scored counties and #1 of 79 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lincoln County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $2,015 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $46M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.9M per business, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Lincoln County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 7,606 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.520.623.3
Spending per listing$1.9M$940K$880K
Households per official establishment7,6061,2411,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,015$1,939$2,055
Median household income$89,278$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score9149

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$243K
One-person businesses, 2023
45Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
248 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,676+11.4% since 2020
Households
22,817
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
627 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$89,278+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,506
Median home value
$244,300
Jobs located here
12,499
Daytime population
43,211Residents 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 Lincoln 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

Other business types in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, MO?

Lincoln County has 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (33%) 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 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $46M a year, or $2,015 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,817 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 10.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.9M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 52, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,606 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 66,676 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,817 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $89,278, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.1%, 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. Lincoln County scores 91 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (very high), #16 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 Lincoln County

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