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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Newton County, MO
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Newton County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #543 of 2,210 scored counties
#21 of 79 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 34
- 10 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.4
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,263
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Newton County comes to about $40.7M a year: $1,838 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per business, 36% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 34 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Newton County as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 29%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 15.4 per 10,000 households, 34% below 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 Newton County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 2,012 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Newton County grew 6.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Newton County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #543 of 2,210 scored counties and #21 of 79 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Newton 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 | Newton County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.4 | 20.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $940K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,012 | 1,241 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,838 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,301 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 Newton 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 Newton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,263+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 22,129
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 625 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $66,301+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,454
- Median home value
- $190,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,933
- Daytime population
- 58,625Residents 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 Newton 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 |
| 21Newton County, MO | 65 | 34 | 15.4 | $1.2M | +6.1% | #543 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Newton 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 laundry65
- Clothing and shoe stores63
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Newton County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Newton County. 10 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Newton County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $40.7M a year, or $1,838 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,129 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newton County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Newton County has 15.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Newton County would have about 46, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,012 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Newton County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Newton County at 62,263 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,129 households. The median household income in Newton County is $66,301 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Newton County scores 65 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #543 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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