Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Missouri
Clothing and shoe stores in the Poplar Bluff, MO area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Poplar Bluff, MO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #391 of 536 scored small-town markets
#11 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri
- Listings
- 24
- 13 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,633 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,904
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 clothing and shoe stores in the Poplar Bluff area. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 54%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 14.5 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in the Poplar Bluff area spend about $27.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,633 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per store, 11% 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 12 businesses with payroll in the Poplar Bluff area classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,383 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Poplar Bluff area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, the Poplar Bluff area has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #391 of 536 scored small-town markets and #11 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.
How the Poplar Bluff 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.
| Measure | Poplar Bluff area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 15.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,383 | 1,482 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,633 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $49,089 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Poplar Bluff 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 Poplar Bluff area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,904−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 16,594
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $49,089
- Average household income
- $67,066
- Median home value
- $145,100
- Jobs located here
- 18,059
- Daytime population
- 43,334Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Missouri for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Poplar Bluff area marked.
Top small-town markets in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warrensburg, MO | 67 | 26 | 12.3 | $1.5M | +4.9% | #122 of 536 |
| 2Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 64 | 18 | 10.7 | $1.7M | +0.8% | #147 of 536 |
| 3Marshall, MO | 61 | 6 | 7.5 | $2.3M | −0.3% | #168 of 536 |
| 4Rolla, MO | 61 | 18 | 10.4 | $1.7M | +1.6% | #171 of 536 |
| 5Farmington, MO | 53 | 35 | 14.1 | $1.2M | +2.1% | #246 of 536 |
| 6Hannibal, MO | 51 | 17 | 11.1 | $1.6M | +0.4% | #259 of 536 |
| 7Mexico, MO | 50 | 10 | 10.8 | $1.6M | −1.0% | #270 of 536 |
| 8Sedalia, MO | 50 | 25 | 14.7 | $1.2M | +2.9% | #275 of 536 |
| 9Moberly, MO | 49 | 13 | 14.1 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #285 of 536 |
| 10Sikeston, MO | 43 | 39 | 19.7 | $882K | −0.3% | #335 of 536 |
| 11Poplar Bluff, MO | 36 | 24 | 14.5 | $1.1M | −0.4% | #391 of 536 |
Other business types in the Poplar Bluff area
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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores36
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Poplar Bluff, MO area?
There are 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Poplar Bluff area as of September 2026. 13 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Poplar Bluff, MO area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $27.1M a year, or $1,633 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 16,594 households in the Poplar Bluff area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Poplar Bluff, MO area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Poplar Bluff area has 14.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Poplar Bluff area would have about 21, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,383 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is the Poplar Bluff, MO area growing?
Population estimates put the Poplar Bluff area at 41,904 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,594 households. The median household income in the Poplar Bluff area is $49,089 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Poplar Bluff area scores 36 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #391 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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