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Clothing and shoe stores in the Moberly, MO area

How the Moberly, MO area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #285 of 536 scored small-town markets
#9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri

Listings
13
9 chain locations (69%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,688 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.1
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,513
+0.2% 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 13 clothing and shoe stores in the Moberly area. Chain locations make up 69% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 14.1 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in the Moberly area spend about $15.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,688 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 5% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Moberly area classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,312 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Moberly area grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Moberly area is 49 (lower middle), #285 of 536 scored small-town markets and #9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.

How the Moberly area 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 Moberly, MO area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMoberly areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.115.216.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,3121,4821,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,688$1,939$2,055
Median household income$53,033$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4948

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$242K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
139 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 the Moberly area, 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 the Moberly area

Population, 2025 estimate
24,513+0.2% since 2020
Households
9,247
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$53,033+11.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,273
Median home value
$159,300
Jobs located here
8,934
Daytime population
23,270Residents 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 small-town markets in Missouri for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Moberly area marked.

Top small-town markets in Missouri

Small-town markets in Missouri ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warrensburg, MO672612.3$1.5M+4.9%#122 of 536
2Fort Leonard Wood, MO641810.7$1.7M+0.8%#147 of 536
3Marshall, MO6167.5$2.3M−0.3%#168 of 536
4Rolla, MO611810.4$1.7M+1.6%#171 of 536
5Farmington, MO533514.1$1.2M+2.1%#246 of 536
6Hannibal, MO511711.1$1.6M+0.4%#259 of 536
7Mexico, MO501010.8$1.6M−1.0%#270 of 536
8Sedalia, MO502514.7$1.2M+2.9%#275 of 536
9Moberly, MO491314.1$1.2M+0.2%#285 of 536
10Sikeston, MO433919.7$882K−0.3%#335 of 536

Other business types in the Moberly area

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Moberly, MO area?

The Moberly area has 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Moberly, MO area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $15.6M a year, or $1,688 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 9,247 households in the Moberly area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Moberly area has 14.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Moberly area would have about 12, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,312 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is the Moberly, MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Moberly area at 24,513 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,247 households. The median household income in the Moberly area is $53,033 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.1% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Moberly area scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #285 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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