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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wayne County, MO

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wayne County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,088 of 2,210 scored counties
#78 of 79 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,545 a household
Spending per listing
$793K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.5
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,782
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #2,088 of 2,210 scored counties and #78 of 79 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wayne County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Wayne County comes to about $7.1M a year: $1,545 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $793K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Wayne County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Wayne County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wayne 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Wayne County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.520.623.3
Spending per listing$793K$940K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2411,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,545$1,939$2,055
Median household income$47,226$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score1949

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
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,782−1.4% since 2020
Households
4,623
Median age
46.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
759 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$47,226+37.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$57,410
Median home value
$107,400
Jobs located here
1,955
Daytime population
9,019Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Wayne County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO912410.5$1.9M+11.4%#16 of 2,210
2Warren County, MO89139.4$2.1M+9.2%#29 of 2,210
3Cass County, MO854710.9$1.9M+7.1%#74 of 2,210
4Jefferson County, MO819110.3$1.9M+2.7%#119 of 2,210
5Christian County, MO795315.1$1.3M+8.3%#162 of 2,210
6Stone County, MO76107.4$2.4M+4.1%#203 of 2,210
7Lafayette County, MO761411.1$1.8M+1.4%#212 of 2,210
8Ray County, MO7466.6$2.9M+1.1%#253 of 2,210
9Franklin County, MO745312.3$1.6M+3.1%#271 of 2,210
10Clay County, MO7314314.0$1.5M+4.3%#294 of 2,210
78Wayne County, MO19919.5$793K−1.4%#2,088 of 2,210

Other business types in Wayne County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Wayne County, MO?

There are 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) 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 Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Wayne County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $7.1M a year, or $1,545 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $793K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,623 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wayne County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Wayne County has 19.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $793K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Wayne County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Wayne County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 10,782 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,623 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $47,226, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.6%, 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. Wayne County scores 19 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,088 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Wayne County

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