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Clothing and shoe stores in Stoddard County, MO
How Stoddard County, MO compares with other counties 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 #1,091 of 2,087 scored counties
#34 of 71 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,695 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,284
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,695 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Stoddard County spend about $19.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 10% above 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 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Stoddard County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 12.1 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Stoddard County in 2023. That is one for every 3,862 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Stoddard County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stoddard County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Stoddard County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,091 of 2,087 scored counties and #34 of 71 scored counties in Missouri.
How Stoddard 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 | Stoddard County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 15.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,862 | 1,482 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,695 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,957 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Stoddard 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 Stoddard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,284−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,585
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 823 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $57,957+41.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,528
- Median home value
- $143,300
- Jobs located here
- 10,266
- Daytime population
- 26,787Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Stoddard County marked.
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 |
| 34Stoddard County, MO | 49 | 14 | 12.1 | $1.4M | −1.3% | #1,091 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Stoddard 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Stoddard County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing and shoe stores in Stoddard County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Stoddard County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $19.6M a year, or $1,695 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 11,585 households in Stoddard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stoddard County, MO compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Stoddard County has 12.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Stoddard County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,862 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Stoddard County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Stoddard County at 28,284 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,585 households. Median household income in Stoddard County is $57,957, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.2%, 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. Stoddard County scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,091 of 2,087 scored counties.
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