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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Macon County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Macon County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,260 of 2,210 scored counties
#41 of 79 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,681 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,190
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Macon County spend about $10.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,681 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per business, 45% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Macon County has 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 13.2 per 10,000 households, 43% 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 Macon County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Macon County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Macon County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,260 of 2,210 scored counties and #41 of 79 scored counties in Missouri.
How Macon 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 | Macon County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 20.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $940K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,241 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,681 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,357 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 49 |
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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Macon 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 Macon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,190−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,067
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $62,357+45.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,915
- Median home value
- $149,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,836
- Daytime population
- 14,399Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 41Macon County, MO | 46 | 8 | 13.2 | $1.3M | −0.1% | #1,260 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Macon 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 laundry46
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Macon County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Macon County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. 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 Macon County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Macon County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $10.2M a year, or $1,681 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,067 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macon County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Macon County has 13.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Macon County would have about 12, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Macon County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Macon County at 15,190 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,067 households. The median household income in Macon County is $62,357 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.9% 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. Macon County scores 46 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,260 of 2,210 scored counties.
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