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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rankin County, MS

How Rankin 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,803 of 2,210 scored counties
#20 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
186
97 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
100
−1.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$115M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,912 a household
Spending per listing
$618K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.9
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
162,181
+3.2% 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

Rankin County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,803 of 2,210 scored counties and #20 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 186 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rankin County. 97 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 30.9 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Rankin County comes to about $115M a year: $1,912 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 186 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $618K per business, 30% 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 Rankin County was 100 in 2023, down 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 601 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Rankin County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Rankin 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 Rankin County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureRankin CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.927.623.3
Spending per listing$618K$607K$880K
Households per official establishment6018391,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.0%−8.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,912$1,677$2,055
Median household income$79,357$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score325

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
101 → 100−1.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,081
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
191Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
18697 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
131The 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 Rankin 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 Rankin County

Population, 2025 estimate
162,181+3.2% since 2020
Households
60,133
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
776 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$79,357+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,005
Median home value
$237,400
Jobs located here
73,389
Daytime population
161,778Residents 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 Rankin 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
20Rankin County, MS3218630.9$618K+3.2%#1,803 of 2,210

Other business types in Rankin 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 Rankin County, MS?

Rankin County has 186 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 97 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 100 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 1.0% from 2019. Another 191 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $115M a year, or $1,912 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 186 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $618K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 60,133 households in Rankin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rankin County has 30.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $618K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Rankin County would have about 131, against 186 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 601 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Rankin County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Rankin County at 162,181 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,133 households. Median household income in Rankin County is $79,357, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Rankin County scores 32 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,803 of 2,210 scored counties.

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