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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Leake County, MS

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Leake County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,828 of 2,210 scored counties
#22 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
19
7 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,547 a household
Spending per listing
$604K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.6
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,662
+1.9% 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

Leake County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,828 of 2,210 scored counties and #22 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Leake County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 37%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 25.6 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Leake County comes to about $11.5M a year: $1,547 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $604K per business, 31% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Leake County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,854 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Leake County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Leake 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 Leake County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLeake CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.627.623.3
Spending per listing$604K$607K$880K
Households per official establishment1,8548391,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,547$1,677$2,055
Median household income$50,728$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score315

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$780K
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
197 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 Leake 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 Leake County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,662+1.9% since 2020
Households
7,414
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
583 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$50,728+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,129
Median home value
$116,800
Jobs located here
5,452
Daytime population
17,874Residents 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 Leake 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
22Leake County, MS311925.6$604K+1.9%#1,828 of 2,210

Other business types in Leake 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 Leake County, MS?

There are 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Leake County as of September 2026. 7 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $11.5M a year, or $1,547 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $604K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,414 households in Leake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Leake County has 25.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $604K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Leake County would have about 13, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,854 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Leake County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Leake County at 21,662 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,414 households. Median household income in Leake County is $50,728, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Leake County scores 31 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,828 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 Leake County

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