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Clothing and shoe stores in Buchanan County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Buchanan County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,750 of 2,087 scored counties
#62 of 71 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 67
- 41 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $59.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $887K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.0
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,540
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Buchanan County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,750 of 2,087 scored counties and #62 of 71 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Buchanan County comes to about $59.4M a year: $1,777 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 67 clothing and shoe stores, that is $887K per store, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Buchanan County has 67 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (61%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 20.0 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Buchanan County was 24 in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,393 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Buchanan County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Buchanan 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.
| Measure | Buchanan County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.0 | 15.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $887K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,393 | 1,482 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −25.0% | −14.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,777 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,158 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 24−25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 403
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6741 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 in Buchanan 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 Buchanan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,540−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 33,439
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $62,158+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,732
- Median home value
- $166,300
- Jobs located here
- 45,678
- Daytime population
- 92,127Residents 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 and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Buchanan County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, MO | 90 | 8 | 5.8 | $3.5M | +9.2% | #27 of 2,087 |
| 2Lincoln County, MO | 88 | 20 | 8.8 | $2.3M | +11.4% | #48 of 2,087 |
| 3Cass County, MO | 87 | 32 | 7.4 | $2.8M | +7.1% | #57 of 2,087 |
| 4Jefferson County, MO | 81 | 67 | 7.6 | $2.6M | +2.7% | #143 of 2,087 |
| 5Clay County, MO | 79 | 92 | 9.0 | $2.3M | +4.3% | #172 of 2,087 |
| 6Christian County, MO | 78 | 39 | 11.1 | $1.8M | +8.3% | #187 of 2,087 |
| 7Lafayette County, MO | 74 | 11 | 8.7 | $2.3M | +1.4% | #262 of 2,087 |
| 8Franklin County, MO | 71 | 41 | 9.5 | $2M | +3.1% | #353 of 2,087 |
| 9St. Charles County, MO | 71 | 193 | 12.0 | $2M | +4.9% | #354 of 2,087 |
| 10Lawrence County, MO | 70 | 9 | 6.2 | $2.8M | +3.7% | #368 of 2,087 |
| 62Buchanan County, MO | 29 | 67 | 20.0 | $887K | −1.1% | #1,750 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Buchanan 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 laundry29
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Buchanan County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 67 clothing and shoe stores in Buchanan County. 41 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Buchanan County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $59.4M a year, or $1,777 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $887K per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,439 households in Buchanan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buchanan County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Buchanan County has 20.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $887K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Buchanan County would have about 47, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,393 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Buchanan County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Buchanan County at 83,540 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,439 households. Median household income in Buchanan County is $62,158, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Buchanan County scores 29 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,750 of 2,087 scored counties.
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