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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lamar County, MS
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lamar County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,910 of 2,210 scored counties
#26 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 133
- 62 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- −7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $352K
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.4
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,403
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Lamar County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,910 of 2,210 scored counties and #26 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 133 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lamar County. 62 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 52.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,842 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Lamar County spend about $46.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $352K of household spending for each business on map listings, 60% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in Lamar County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 508 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lamar County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lamar 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 | Lamar County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.4 | 27.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $352K | $607K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 508 | 839 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.4% | −8.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,842 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $70,909 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 5 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 50−7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 558
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 89Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13362 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,403+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 25,381
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 132
- Median household income
- $70,909+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,987
- Median home value
- $224,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,631
- Daytime population
- 63,441Residents 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 |
| 26Lamar County, MS | 28 | 133 | 52.4 | $352K | +4.7% | #1,910 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Lamar 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 laundry28
- Clothing and shoe stores27
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners29
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Lamar County, MS?
Lamar County has 133 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 62 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 89 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lamar County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $46.8M a year, or $1,842 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $352K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,381 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lamar County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Lamar County has 52.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $352K, 60% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Lamar County would have about 53, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 508 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lamar County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lamar County at 67,403 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,381 households. Median household income in Lamar County is $70,909, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Lamar County scores 28 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,910 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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