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Clothing and shoe stores in the Rolla, MO area

The clothing and shoe stores in the Rolla, MO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #171 of 536 scored small-town markets
#4 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri

Listings
18
10 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,757 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,247
+1.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 clothing and shoe stores in the Rolla area. 10 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in the Rolla area spend about $30.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,757 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.7M per store, 33% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Rolla area was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,733 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Rolla area grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, the Rolla area has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #171 of 536 scored small-town markets and #4 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.

How the Rolla 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 Rolla, MO area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureRolla areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.415.216.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,7331,4821,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,757$1,939$2,055
Median household income$58,396$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
126
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1810 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Rolla 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 Rolla area

Population, 2025 estimate
45,247+1.6% since 2020
Households
17,329
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
672 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$58,396+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,261
Median home value
$206,500
Jobs located here
19,214
Daytime population
46,987Residents 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 Rolla 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 Rolla 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 Rolla, MO area?

There are 18 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Rolla area as of September 2026. 10 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $30.4M a year, or $1,757 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 17,329 households in the Rolla area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Rolla area has 10.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Rolla area would have about 24, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,733 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is the Rolla, MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Rolla area at 45,247 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,329 households. The median household income in the Rolla area is $58,396 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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 Rolla area scores 61 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #171 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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