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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Harrison County, MS

How Harrison County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,004 of 2,210 scored counties
#33 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
278
116 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
128
−8.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$141.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,701 a household
Spending per listing
$510K
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.4
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
217,136
+4.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Harrison County is 24 (low), #2,004 of 2,210 scored counties and #33 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,701 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Harrison County spend about $141.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 278 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $510K per business, 42% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 278 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Harrison County as of September 2026. Of those, 116 are chain locations, or 42%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 33.4 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 128 businesses with payroll in Harrison County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 651 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $680K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Harrison County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harrison County grew 4.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Harrison 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Harrison County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureHarrison CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.427.623.3
Spending per listing$510K$607K$880K
Households per official establishment6518391,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.6%−8.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,701$1,677$2,055
Median household income$59,479$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score245

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
140 → 128−8.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,495
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
206Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
278116 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
161The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$680K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Harrison 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 Harrison County

Population, 2025 estimate
217,136+4.0% since 2020
Households
83,358
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
574 sq. mi.
People per square mile
368
Median household income
$59,479+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,923
Median home value
$212,200
Jobs located here
89,531
Daytime population
220,283Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Harrison County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Marshall County, MS571410.6$1.5M+2.6%#801 of 2,210
2Pearl River County, MS543616.5$1M+5.6%#963 of 2,210
3Walthall County, MS5259.5$1.7M+0.4%#1,035 of 2,210
4Hancock County, MS523919.3$930K+1.6%#1,069 of 2,210
5Stone County, MS511116.4$997K+7.2%#1,105 of 2,210
6Copiah County, MS491110.9$1.5M−2.7%#1,151 of 2,210
7Greene County, MS49512.2$1.3M+1.3%#1,152 of 2,210
8George County, MS492628.0$612K+8.1%#1,182 of 2,210
9Tate County, MS461816.3$1M+2.1%#1,271 of 2,210
10Jasper County, MS4169.0$1.7M−3.5%#1,432 of 2,210
33Harrison County, MS2427833.4$510K+4.0%#2,004 of 2,210

Other business types in Harrison County

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

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Harrison County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 278 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Harrison County. 116 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. Official counts list 206 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Harrison County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $141.8M a year, or $1,701 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 278 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $510K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,358 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Harrison County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Harrison County has 33.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $510K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Harrison County would have about 161, against 278 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 651 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Harrison County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Harrison County at 217,136 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,358 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $59,479 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Harrison County scores 24 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,004 of 2,210 scored counties.

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