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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hinds County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hinds County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 11 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,189 of 2,210 scored counties
#54 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
277
107 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
95
−13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$142.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,594 a household
Spending per listing
$515K
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.9
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
211,888
−6.6% 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

For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Hinds County has a Groundwork market score of 11 (low): #2,189 of 2,210 scored counties and #54 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Hinds County spend about $142.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,594 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $515K of household spending for each business on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Hinds County has 277 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 30.9 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 95 businesses with payroll in Hinds County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 943 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hinds County declined 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Hinds 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 Hinds County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureHinds CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.927.623.3
Spending per listing$515K$607K$880K
Households per official establishment9438391,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.6%−8.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.6%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,594$1,677$2,055
Median household income$49,402$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score115

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
110 → 95−13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
965
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
272Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
277107 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
162The 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 Hinds 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 Hinds County

Population, 2025 estimate
211,888−6.6% since 2020
Households
89,578
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
870 sq. mi.
People per square mile
251
Median household income
$49,402+10.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,611
Median home value
$159,900
Jobs located here
120,149
Daytime population
246,320Residents 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 Hinds 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
54Hinds County, MS1127730.9$515K−6.6%#2,189 of 2,210

Other business types in Hinds 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 Hinds County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 277 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hinds County. 107 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. Official counts list 272 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $142.8M a year, or $1,594 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 277 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $515K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,578 households in Hinds County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hinds County has 30.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $515K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hinds County would have about 162, against 277 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 943 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Hinds County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Hinds County at 211,888 people in 2025, down 6.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,578 households. The median household income in Hinds County is $49,402 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.7% 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. Hinds County scores 11 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,189 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Hinds County

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