Clothing and laundry · County · Missouri
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in St. Louis city, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in St. Louis city, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,537 of 2,210 scored counties
#55 of 79 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 247
- 45 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 102
- −13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $259.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,792 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Louis city spend about $259.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,792 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 247 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 19% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
St. Louis city has 247 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 45 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 102 businesses with payroll in St. Louis city classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,421 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 251 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $18K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in St. Louis city.
Population estimates show St. Louis city declined 7.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in St. Louis city is 39 (lower middle), #1,537 of 2,210 scored counties and #55 of 79 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis city 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 | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 20.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $940K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,421 | 1,241 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.6% | −13.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,792 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 118 → 102−13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,044
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 251Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24745 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 295The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $18K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in St. Louis city, 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 St. Louis city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents 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 |
| 55St. Louis city, MO | 39 | 247 | 17.0 | $1.1M | −7.4% | #1,537 of 2,210 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats35
- Dry cleaners43
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in St. Louis city, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 247 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in St. Louis city. 45 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. Official counts list 251 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $259.6M a year, or $1,792 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 247 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
St. Louis city has 17.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 295, against 247 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,421 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. St. Louis city scores 39 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,537 of 2,210 scored counties.
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