Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Mississippi
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Meridian, MS area
How the Meridian, MS area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #528 of 536 scored small-town markets
#12 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 102
- 42 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- −17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $55.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,595 a household
- Spending per listing
- $542K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.4
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,419
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Meridian area is 12 (low), #528 of 536 scored small-town markets and #12 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Meridian area spend about $55.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,595 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $542K of household spending for each business on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 102 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Meridian area as of September 2026. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 41%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 29.4 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Meridian area was 50 in 2023, down 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 693 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Meridian area declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Meridian area 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 | Meridian area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.4 | 27.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $542K | $607K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 693 | 839 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.5% | −8.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,595 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $49,822 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 5 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50−17.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 447
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 96Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 the Meridian area, 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 the Meridian area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,419−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 34,652
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,395 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $49,822
- Average household income
- $69,927
- Median home value
- $128,100
- Jobs located here
- 35,184
- Daytime population
- 88,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Picayune, MS | 61 | 36 | 16.5 | $1M | +5.6% | #171 of 536 |
| 2Oxford, MS | 36 | 80 | 33.3 | $542K | +5.3% | #408 of 536 |
| 3Starkville, MS | 30 | 66 | 25.5 | $637K | +0.8% | #443 of 536 |
| 4Laurel, MS | 27 | 69 | 21.8 | $736K | −1.5% | #462 of 536 |
| 5Brookhaven, MS | 23 | 35 | 26.6 | $615K | +0.5% | #487 of 536 |
| 6Tupelo, MS | 22 | 222 | 42.9 | $400K | +0.8% | #498 of 536 |
| 7Natchez, MS-LA | 21 | 58 | 28.0 | $546K | −0.9% | #504 of 536 |
| 8Vicksburg, MS | 19 | 58 | 34.6 | $511K | −6.3% | #508 of 536 |
| 9Greenwood, MS | 16 | 31 | 21.4 | $705K | −8.8% | #517 of 536 |
| 10Corinth, MS | 14 | 45 | 31.1 | $503K | −0.5% | #523 of 536 |
| 12Meridian, MS | 12 | 102 | 29.4 | $542K | −3.2% | #528 of 536 |
Other business types in the Meridian area
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 laundry12
- Clothing and shoe stores12
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Meridian, MS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 102 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Meridian area. 42 of them (41%) 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 17.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 96 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Meridian, MS area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $55.3M a year, or $1,595 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $542K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,652 households in the Meridian area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Meridian, MS area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Meridian area has 29.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $542K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Meridian area would have about 63, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 693 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Meridian, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Meridian area at 85,419 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,652 households. The median household income in the Meridian area is $49,822 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Meridian area scores 12 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #528 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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