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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Marion County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,079 of 2,210 scored counties
#40 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
25
7 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,531 a household
Spending per listing
$559K
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.4
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,001
−1.5% 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, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #2,079 of 2,210 scored counties and #40 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Marion County. 7 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 27.4 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Marion County spend about $14M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,531 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $559K per business, 37% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 1,520 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Marion 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 Marion County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.427.623.3
Spending per listing$559K$607K$880K
Households per official establishment1,5208391,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,531$1,677$2,055
Median household income$45,110$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score205

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$552K
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
257 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,001−1.5% since 2020
Households
9,122
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$45,110+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,099
Median home value
$122,800
Jobs located here
8,594
Daytime population
24,296Residents 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 Marion 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
40Marion County, MS202527.4$559K−1.5%#2,079 of 2,210

Other business types in Marion 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 Marion County, MS?

Marion County has 25 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $14M a year, or $1,531 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $559K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,122 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 27.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $559K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Marion County would have about 16, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,520 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 24,001 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,122 households. Median household income in Marion County is $45,110, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.6%, 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. Marion County scores 20 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,079 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 Marion County

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