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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Winston County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,965 of 2,210 scored counties
#30 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
14
3 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,584 a household
Spending per listing
$808K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.6
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,473
−1.2% 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

Winston County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,965 of 2,210 scored counties and #30 of 62 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Winston County comes to about $11.3M a year: $1,584 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $808K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Winston County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 21%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 19.6 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Winston County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,190 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Winston County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Winston 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 Winston County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureWinston CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.627.623.3
Spending per listing$808K$607K$880K
Households per official establishment1,1908391,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.3%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,584$1,677$2,055
Median household income$53,031$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score255

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$503K
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
143 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 Winston 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 Winston County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,473−1.2% since 2020
Households
7,141
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
607 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$53,031+52.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,896
Median home value
$124,600
Jobs located here
5,354
Daytime population
16,098Residents 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 Winston 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
30Winston County, MS251419.6$808K−1.2%#1,965 of 2,210

Other business types in Winston 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 Winston County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Winston County. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $11.3M a year, or $1,584 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $808K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,141 households in Winston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Winston County has 19.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $808K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Winston County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,190 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Winston County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Winston County at 17,473 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,141 households. The median household income in Winston County is $53,031 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 52.7% 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. Winston County scores 25 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,965 of 2,210 scored counties.

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

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