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Clothing and shoe stores in Scott County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Scott County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,520 of 2,087 scored counties
#49 of 71 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 35
- 16 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,778 a household
- Spending per listing
- $779K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.8
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,975
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Scott County spend about $27.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,778 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 35 clothing and shoe stores, that is $779K per store, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Scott County has 35 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 22.8 per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Scott County in 2023. That is one for every 2,555 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Scott County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,520 of 2,087 scored counties and #49 of 71 scored counties in Missouri.
How Scott 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.
| Measure | Scott County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.8 | 15.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $779K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,555 | 1,482 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,778 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,782 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $527K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3516 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,975−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,327
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $62,782+42.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,670
- Median home value
- $154,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,425
- Daytime population
- 36,960Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, MO | 90 | 8 | 5.8 | $3.5M | +9.2% | #27 of 2,087 |
| 2Lincoln County, MO | 88 | 20 | 8.8 | $2.3M | +11.4% | #48 of 2,087 |
| 3Cass County, MO | 87 | 32 | 7.4 | $2.8M | +7.1% | #57 of 2,087 |
| 4Jefferson County, MO | 81 | 67 | 7.6 | $2.6M | +2.7% | #143 of 2,087 |
| 5Clay County, MO | 79 | 92 | 9.0 | $2.3M | +4.3% | #172 of 2,087 |
| 6Christian County, MO | 78 | 39 | 11.1 | $1.8M | +8.3% | #187 of 2,087 |
| 7Lafayette County, MO | 74 | 11 | 8.7 | $2.3M | +1.4% | #262 of 2,087 |
| 8Franklin County, MO | 71 | 41 | 9.5 | $2M | +3.1% | #353 of 2,087 |
| 9St. Charles County, MO | 71 | 193 | 12.0 | $2M | +4.9% | #354 of 2,087 |
| 10Lawrence County, MO | 70 | 9 | 6.2 | $2.8M | +3.7% | #368 of 2,087 |
| 49Scott County, MO | 37 | 35 | 22.8 | $779K | −0.1% | #1,520 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Scott County
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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Scott County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 clothing and shoe stores in Scott County. 16 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Scott County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $27.3M a year, or $1,778 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $779K 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 15,327 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Scott County has 22.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $779K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Scott County would have about 21, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,555 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 37,975 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Scott County is $62,782, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.2%, 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. Scott County scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,520 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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