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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Holmes County, MS
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Holmes County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,938 of 2,210 scored counties
#28 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,448 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,465
- −8.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Holmes County is 26 (lower middle), #1,938 of 2,210 scored counties and #28 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Holmes County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 38%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 13.0 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,448 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Holmes County spend about $8.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Holmes County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Holmes County declined 8.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Holmes 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 | Holmes County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 27.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $607K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 839 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −8.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,448 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $32,538 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 5 |
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
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Holmes 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 Holmes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,465−8.4% since 2020
- Households
- 6,157
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 757 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $32,538+51.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $57,698
- Median home value
- $80,400
- Jobs located here
- 2,958
- Daytime population
- 13,484Residents 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 |
| 28Holmes County, MS | 26 | 8 | 13.0 | $1.1M | −8.4% | #1,938 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Holmes 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 laundry26
- Clothing and shoe stores20
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Holmes County, MS?
Holmes County has 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Holmes County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Holmes County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $8.9M a year, or $1,448 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,157 households in Holmes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Holmes County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Holmes County has 13.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Holmes County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Holmes County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Holmes County at 15,465 people in 2025, down 8.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,157 households. Median household income in Holmes County is $32,538, 60% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 51.3%, 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. Holmes County scores 26 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,938 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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