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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Stoddard County, MO
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Stoddard County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,199 of 2,210 scored counties
#40 of 79 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,695 a household
- Spending per listing
- $982K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,284
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Stoddard County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 17.3 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Stoddard County spend about $19.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,695 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $982K of household spending for each business on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Stoddard County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 3,862 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Stoddard County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stoddard County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Stoddard County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,199 of 2,210 scored counties and #40 of 79 scored counties in Missouri.
How Stoddard 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 | Stoddard County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 20.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $982K | $940K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,862 | 1,241 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,695 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,957 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Stoddard 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 Stoddard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,284−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,585
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 823 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $57,957+41.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,528
- Median home value
- $143,300
- Jobs located here
- 10,266
- Daytime population
- 26,787Residents 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 Stoddard 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 |
| 40Stoddard County, MO | 48 | 20 | 17.3 | $982K | −1.3% | #1,199 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Stoddard 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Stoddard County, MO?
Stoddard County has 20 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. 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. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stoddard County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $19.6M a year, or $1,695 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $982K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,585 households in Stoddard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stoddard County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Stoddard County has 17.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $982K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Stoddard County would have about 22, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,862 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Stoddard County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Stoddard County at 28,284 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,585 households. Median household income in Stoddard County is $57,957, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.2%, 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. Stoddard County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,199 of 2,210 scored counties.
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