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Dry cleaners in Howell County, MO

How Howell County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$26.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,633 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
40,798
+2.5% 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

There are no dry cleaners on map listings in Howell County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Howell County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

Households in Howell County spend about $26.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,633 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Howell County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Howell County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no dry cleaners on map listings, Howell County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Howell 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 dry cleaners counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Dry cleaners in Howell County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureHowell CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.00.91.3
Spending per listingn/a$20.9M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,7328,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.4%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,633$1,939$2,055
Median household income$50,993$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 dry cleaning and laundry services in Howell 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 Howell County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,798+2.5% since 2020
Households
15,965
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
927 sq. mi.
People per square mile
44
Median household income
$50,993+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,539
Median home value
$173,000
Jobs located here
15,317
Daytime population
40,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Howell County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clay County, MO7190.9$23.9M+4.3%#56 of 507
2St. Charles County, MO71181.1$20.9M+4.9%#59 of 507
3Greene County, MO68100.8$23.6M+3.3%#81 of 507
4Platte County, MO5771.6$14.2M+6.7%#202 of 507
5Jackson County, MO54321.0$18.3M+2.1%#222 of 507
6St. Louis city, MO43141.0$18.5M−7.4%#320 of 507
7St. Louis County, MO30781.9$11.6M−1.2%#435 of 507
8Cape Girardeau County, MO2372.2$8.6M+2.7%#474 of 507
Howell County, MONot scored00.0n/a+2.5%

Other business types in Howell County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Howell County, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no dry cleaners in Howell County. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Howell County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Howell County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $26.1M 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). The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,965 households in Howell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Howell County, MO compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Howell County has no dry cleaners on map listings. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Howell County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is Howell County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Howell County at 40,798 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,965 households. The median household income in Howell County is $50,993 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. 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. Howell County has no market score for dry cleaners, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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