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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Phelps County, MO
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Phelps County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #906 of 2,210 scored counties
#31 of 79 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 24
- 11 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,247
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Phelps County spend about $30.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,757 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 44% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Phelps County has 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.8, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Phelps County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,733 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Phelps County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Phelps County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #906 of 2,210 scored counties and #31 of 79 scored counties in Missouri.
How Phelps 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 | Phelps County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.8 | 20.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $940K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,733 | 1,241 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,757 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,396 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Phelps 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 Phelps County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,247+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,329
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 672 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $58,396+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,261
- Median home value
- $206,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,214
- Daytime population
- 46,987Residents 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 Phelps 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 |
| 31Phelps County, MO | 55 | 24 | 13.8 | $1.3M | +1.6% | #906 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Phelps 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 laundry55
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Phelps County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Phelps County. 11 of them (46%) 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. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Phelps County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30.4M a year, or $1,757 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,329 households in Phelps County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Phelps County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Phelps County has 13.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Phelps County would have about 35, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,733 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Phelps County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Phelps County at 45,247 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,329 households. The median household income in Phelps County is $58,396 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Phelps County scores 55 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #906 of 2,210 scored counties.
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