Groundwork

Clothing and laundry · County · Mississippi

Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wayne County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wayne County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,108 of 2,210 scored counties
#42 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
17
5 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,488 a household
Spending per listing
$672K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.1
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,807
0.0% since 2020

See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Wayne County

The site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Wayne County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wayne County is 18 (low), #2,108 of 2,210 scored counties and #42 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Wayne County spend about $11.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,488 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $672K of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Wayne County has 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 29%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 22.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 960 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Wayne County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.127.623.3
Spending per listing$672K$607K$880K
Households per official establishment9608391,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,488$1,677$2,055
Median household income$37,619$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score185

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 8
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$550K
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
175 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,8070.0% since 2020
Households
7,681
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
811 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$37,619−0.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,777
Median home value
$91,100
Jobs located here
4,625
Daytime population
16,686Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Wayne County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Wayne County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Clothing, shoes and laundry across Mississippi

Every Mississippi market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Wayne 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
42Wayne County, MS181722.1$672K0.0%#2,108 of 2,210

Other business types in Wayne 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 Wayne County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wayne County. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $11.4M a year, or $1,488 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $672K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,681 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 22.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $672K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Wayne County would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 960 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Wayne County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 19,807 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,681 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $37,619 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That fell 0.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Wayne County scores 18 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,108 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wayne County. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Wayne County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Wayne County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Wayne County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.