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Clothing and shoe stores in Boone County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #896 of 2,087 scored counties
#26 of 71 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
107
64 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
63
−7.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$151.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,983 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
191,746
+4.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 107 clothing and shoe stores in Boone County. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,983 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Boone County spend about $151.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 107 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.4M per store, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Boone County was 63 in 2023, down 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,215 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 101 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $695K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Boone County.

Population estimates put the population change in Boone County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Boone County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #896 of 2,087 scored counties and #26 of 71 scored counties in Missouri.

How Boone 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 and shoe stores 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 and shoe stores in Boone County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.015.216.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,2151,4821,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.3%−14.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,983$1,939$2,055
Median household income$72,758$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5448

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
68 → 63−7.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
810
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
101Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10764 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
120The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$695K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
191,746+4.2% since 2020
Households
76,562
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
686 sq. mi.
People per square mile
274
Median household income
$72,758+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,630
Median home value
$272,800
Jobs located here
106,667
Daytime population
209,431Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, MO9085.8$3.5M+9.2%#27 of 2,087
2Lincoln County, MO88208.8$2.3M+11.4%#48 of 2,087
3Cass County, MO87327.4$2.8M+7.1%#57 of 2,087
4Jefferson County, MO81677.6$2.6M+2.7%#143 of 2,087
5Clay County, MO79929.0$2.3M+4.3%#172 of 2,087
6Christian County, MO783911.1$1.8M+8.3%#187 of 2,087
7Lafayette County, MO74118.7$2.3M+1.4%#262 of 2,087
8Franklin County, MO71419.5$2M+3.1%#353 of 2,087
9St. Charles County, MO7119312.0$2M+4.9%#354 of 2,087
10Lawrence County, MO7096.2$2.8M+3.7%#368 of 2,087
26Boone County, MO5410714.0$1.4M+4.2%#896 of 2,087

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Boone County, MO?

Boone County has 107 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 64 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 7.3% from 2019. Another 101 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $151.8M a year, or $1,983 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,562 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boone County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Boone County has 14.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Boone County would have about 120, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,215 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 191,746 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,562 households. The median household income in Boone County is $72,758 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Boone County scores 54 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #896 of 2,087 scored counties.

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