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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Oktibbeha County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Oktibbeha County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,037 of 2,210 scored counties
#37 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 58
- 17 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −19.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,624 a household
- Spending per listing
- $612K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.6
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,896
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Oktibbeha County is 22 (low), #2,037 of 2,210 scored counties and #37 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Oktibbeha County. 17 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 26.6 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Oktibbeha County comes to about $35.5M a year: $1,624 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 58 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $612K 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 Oktibbeha County was 21 in 2023, down 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,040 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Oktibbeha County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oktibbeha County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Oktibbeha 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 | Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.6 | 27.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $612K | $607K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,040 | 839 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.2% | −8.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,624 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $46,695 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 5 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 21−19.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 226
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5817 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,896+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 21,840
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $46,695+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,260
- Median home value
- $237,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,615
- Daytime population
- 54,419Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Oktibbeha County marked.
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 |
| 37Oktibbeha County, MS | 22 | 58 | 26.6 | $612K | +0.4% | #2,037 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Oktibbeha 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 laundry22
- Clothing and shoe stores19
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Oktibbeha County, MS?
There are 58 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Oktibbeha County as of September 2026. 17 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 19.2% from 2019. Official counts list 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Oktibbeha County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $35.5M a year, or $1,624 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $612K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,840 households in Oktibbeha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oktibbeha County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Oktibbeha County has 26.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $612K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Oktibbeha County would have about 40, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,040 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Oktibbeha County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Oktibbeha County at 51,896 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,840 households. Median household income in Oktibbeha County is $46,695, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Oktibbeha County scores 22 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,037 of 2,210 scored counties.
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