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Laundromats in Clay County, MO
The laundromats in Clay County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #241 of 785 scored counties
#4 of 12 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 14
- 5 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $214.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,101 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.3M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,032
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Clay County comes to about $214.7M a year: $2,101 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 14 laundromats, that is $15.3M per laundromat, 23% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 14 laundromats on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 36%, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Clay County in 2023. That is one for every 10,217 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Clay County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #241 of 785 scored counties and #4 of 12 scored counties in Missouri.
How Clay 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 laundromats 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 | Clay County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $15.3M | $13.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,217 | 19,002 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.5% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,101 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $88,468 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 coin-operated laundries in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,032+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 102,171
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 649
- Median household income
- $88,468+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,962
- Median home value
- $275,600
- Jobs located here
- 117,697
- Daytime population
- 242,115Residents 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 laundromats, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Clay County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Charles County, MO | 88 | 15 | 0.9 | $25.1M | +4.9% | #18 of 785 |
| 2Cass County, MO | 75 | 6 | 1.4 | $15.1M | +7.1% | #105 of 785 |
| 3St. Louis County, MO | 65 | 50 | 1.2 | $18M | −1.2% | #204 of 785 |
| 4Clay County, MO | 62 | 14 | 1.4 | $15.3M | +4.3% | #241 of 785 |
| 5Jefferson County, MO | 62 | 12 | 1.4 | $14.8M | +2.7% | #244 of 785 |
| 6Jackson County, MO | 59 | 41 | 1.3 | $14.3M | +2.1% | #276 of 785 |
| 7Greene County, MO | 49 | 18 | 1.4 | $13.1M | +3.3% | #386 of 785 |
| 8St. Louis city, MO | 35 | 23 | 1.6 | $11.3M | −7.4% | #556 of 785 |
| 9Jasper County, MO | 30 | 13 | 2.6 | $6.7M | +3.7% | #621 of 785 |
| 10Taney County, MO | 27 | 5 | 2.2 | $8M | +1.7% | #652 of 785 |
Other business types in Clay 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 laundry73
- Clothing and shoe stores79
- Laundromats62
- Dry cleaners71
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Clay County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 laundromats in Clay County. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Clay County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $214.7M a year, or $2,101 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $15.3M per laundromat. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 102,171 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MO compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Clay County has 1.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $15.3M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Clay County would have about 17, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,217 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 265,032 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 102,171 households. Median household income in Clay County is $88,468, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Clay County scores 62 for laundromats (upper middle), #241 of 785 scored counties.
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