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Clothing and shoe stores in Gasconade County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,548 of 2,087 scored counties
#50 of 71 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,775 a household
Spending per listing
$896K
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.8
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,784
+0.1% 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 12 clothing and shoe stores in Gasconade County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 19.8 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Gasconade County comes to about $10.8M a year: $1,775 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $896K per store, 29% below 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Gasconade County in 2023. That is one for every 2,020 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Gasconade County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Gasconade County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,548 of 2,087 scored counties and #50 of 71 scored counties in Missouri.

How Gasconade 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 Gasconade County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureGasconade CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.815.216.2
Spending per listing$896K$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,0201,4821,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,775$1,939$2,055
Median household income$64,232$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3648

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$433K
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Gasconade 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 Gasconade County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,784+0.1% since 2020
Households
6,061
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$64,232+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,839
Median home value
$179,900
Jobs located here
5,378
Daytime population
13,377Residents 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 Gasconade 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
50Gasconade County, MO361219.8$896K+0.1%#1,548 of 2,087

Other business types in Gasconade County

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

Questions

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

Gasconade County has 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.8M a year, or $1,775 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $896K 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 6,061 households in Gasconade County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gasconade County has 19.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $896K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Gasconade County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,020 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Gasconade County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Gasconade County at 14,784 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,061 households. The median household income in Gasconade County is $64,232 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Gasconade County scores 36 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,548 of 2,087 scored counties.

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