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Clothing and shoe stores in Linn County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Linn County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,393 of 2,087 scored counties
#46 of 71 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,820 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.6
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,815
−0.3% 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

At $1,820 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Linn County spend about $8.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 7 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 2% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Linn County has 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.6, 10% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Linn County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Linn County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Linn County is 40 (lower middle), #1,393 of 2,087 scored counties and #46 of 71 scored counties in Missouri.

How Linn 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 Linn County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureLinn CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.615.216.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4821,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,820$1,939$2,055
Median household income$61,635$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4048

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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
72 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Linn 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 Linn County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,815−0.3% since 2020
Households
4,801
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
616 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$61,635+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,789
Median home value
$123,300
Jobs located here
4,114
Daytime population
10,962Residents 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 Linn 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
46Linn County, MO40714.6$1.2M−0.3%#1,393 of 2,087

Other business types in Linn County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 clothing and shoe stores in Linn County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Linn County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.7M a year, or $1,820 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 4,801 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Linn County has 14.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending.

How fast is Linn County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Linn County at 11,815 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,801 households. Median household income in Linn County is $61,635, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Linn County scores 40 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,393 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Linn County

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