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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clay County, MS
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clay County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,031 of 2,210 scored counties
#36 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 14
- 5 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,478 a household
- Spending per listing
- $824K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.9
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,238
- −2.0% since 2020
See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Clay County
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What this means
Clay County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #2,031 of 2,210 scored counties and #36 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Clay County spend about $11.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,478 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $824K per business, 6% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 17.9 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Clay County in 2023. That is one for every 1,115 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clay County compares
The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses 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 | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.9 | 27.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $824K | $607K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,115 | 839 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,478 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $43,125 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 5 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $541K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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, laundromats and dry cleaners 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
- 18,238−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,805
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $43,125+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,753
- Median home value
- $129,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,035
- Daytime population
- 17,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marshall County, MS | 57 | 14 | 10.6 | $1.5M | +2.6% | #801 of 2,210 |
| 2Pearl River County, MS | 54 | 36 | 16.5 | $1M | +5.6% | #963 of 2,210 |
| 3Walthall County, MS | 52 | 5 | 9.5 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #1,035 of 2,210 |
| 4Hancock County, MS | 52 | 39 | 19.3 | $930K | +1.6% | #1,069 of 2,210 |
| 5Stone County, MS | 51 | 11 | 16.4 | $997K | +7.2% | #1,105 of 2,210 |
| 6Copiah County, MS | 49 | 11 | 10.9 | $1.5M | −2.7% | #1,151 of 2,210 |
| 7Greene County, MS | 49 | 5 | 12.2 | $1.3M | +1.3% | #1,152 of 2,210 |
| 8George County, MS | 49 | 26 | 28.0 | $612K | +8.1% | #1,182 of 2,210 |
| 9Tate County, MS | 46 | 18 | 16.3 | $1M | +2.1% | #1,271 of 2,210 |
| 10Jasper County, MS | 41 | 6 | 9.0 | $1.7M | −3.5% | #1,432 of 2,210 |
| 36Clay County, MS | 22 | 14 | 17.9 | $824K | −2.0% | #2,031 of 2,210 |
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 laundry22
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Clay County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clay County. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clay County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $11.5M a year, or $1,478 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $824K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,805 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Clay County has 17.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $824K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Clay County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,115 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 18,238 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,805 households. The median household income in Clay County is $43,125 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. Clay County scores 22 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,031 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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