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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Union County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Union County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,001 of 2,210 scored counties
#32 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 29
- 6 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,657 a household
- Spending per listing
- $563K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.4
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,459
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #2,001 of 2,210 scored counties and #32 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Union County. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.4, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,657 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Union County spend about $16.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $563K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 895 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Union County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Union 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 | Union County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.4 | 27.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $563K | $607K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 895 | 839 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,657 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,505 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 5 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $324K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 296 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,459+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 9,849
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 416 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $55,505+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,967
- Median home value
- $163,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,888
- Daytime population
- 29,136Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 32Union County, MS | 24 | 29 | 29.4 | $563K | +2.3% | #2,001 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Union 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 laundry24
- Clothing and shoe stores22
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Union County, MS?
There are 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. 6 of them (21%) 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 also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Union County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.3M a year, or $1,657 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $563K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,849 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Union County 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 $563K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Union County would have about 19, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 895 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 28,459 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,849 households. Median household income in Union County is $55,505, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Union County scores 24 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,001 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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