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Clothing and shoe stores in the Sedalia, MO area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Sedalia, MO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #275 of 536 scored small-town markets
#8 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri

Listings
25
10 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,726 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.7
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,254
+2.9% 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

Households in the Sedalia area spend about $29.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,726 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 25 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Sedalia area as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 40%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 14.7 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Sedalia area in 2023. That is one for every 1,416 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Sedalia area grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Sedalia area is 50 (upper middle), #275 of 536 scored small-town markets and #8 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.

How the Sedalia 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 Sedalia, MO area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSedalia areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.715.216.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,4161,4821,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,726$1,939$2,055
Median household income$60,430$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5048

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12
Employees, 2023
133
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2510 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Sedalia 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 Sedalia area

Population, 2025 estimate
44,254+2.9% since 2020
Households
16,996
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
682 sq. mi.
People per square mile
64
Median household income
$60,430+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,820
Median home value
$166,300
Jobs located here
20,518
Daytime population
44,113Residents 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 Sedalia 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 Sedalia 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 Sedalia, MO area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 clothing and shoe stores in the Sedalia area. 10 of them (40%) 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. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $29.3M a year, or $1,726 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 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 16,996 households in the Sedalia area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Sedalia area has 14.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Sedalia area would have about 23, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,416 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is the Sedalia, MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Sedalia area at 44,254 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,996 households. Median household income in the Sedalia area is $60,430, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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 Sedalia area scores 50 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #275 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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