Clothing and laundry · County · Mississippi
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Panola County, MS
How Panola County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,112 of 2,210 scored counties
#43 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 30
- 14 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,571 a household
- Spending per listing
- $645K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.4
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,691
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Panola County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #2,112 of 2,210 scored counties and #43 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Panola County. 14 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 24.4 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,571 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Panola County spend about $19.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $645K per business, 27% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Panola County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,119 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Panola County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Panola 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 | Panola County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.4 | 27.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $645K | $607K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,119 | 839 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,571 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $45,945 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 5 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3014 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Panola 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 Panola County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,691−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,312
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 685 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $45,945+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,388
- Median home value
- $127,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,394
- Daytime population
- 28,953Residents 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 Panola 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 |
| 43Panola County, MS | 18 | 30 | 24.4 | $645K | −1.4% | #2,112 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Panola 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 laundry18
- Clothing and shoe stores16
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Panola County, MS?
Panola County has 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Panola County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $19.3M a year, or $1,571 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $645K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,312 households in Panola County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Panola County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Panola County has 24.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $645K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Panola County would have about 22, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,119 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Panola County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Panola County at 32,691 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,312 households. Median household income in Panola County is $45,945, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Panola County scores 18 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,112 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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