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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Vernon County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Vernon County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,617 of 2,210 scored counties
#59 of 79 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,619 a household
- Spending per listing
- $966K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,946
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,619 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Vernon County spend about $12.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $966K per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Vernon County has 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 16.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% 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 Vernon County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $45K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Vernon County.
Population estimates show Vernon County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Vernon County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,617 of 2,210 scored counties and #59 of 79 scored counties in Missouri.
How Vernon 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 | Vernon County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 20.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $966K | $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 | +1.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,619 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $52,230 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 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
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $45K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Vernon 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 Vernon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,946+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,754
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 826 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $52,230+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,264
- Median home value
- $158,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,588
- Daytime population
- 17,757Residents 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 Vernon 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 |
| 59Vernon County, MO | 37 | 13 | 16.8 | $966K | +1.5% | #1,617 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Vernon 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores32
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Vernon County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Vernon County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. 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 Vernon County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vernon County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $12.6M a year, or $1,619 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $966K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,754 households in Vernon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vernon County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Vernon County has 16.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $966K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Vernon County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Vernon County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Vernon County at 19,946 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,754 households. The median household income in Vernon County is $52,230 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. Vernon County scores 37 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,617 of 2,210 scored counties.
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