Market rankings · Mississippi

Clothing and shoe stores in Mississippi

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Mississippi, ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 2,541; 964 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments: 1,217; −6.7% since 2019
Household spending a year: $1.9B; On clothing, shoes and related services
Listings per 10k households: 22.2; 37% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $756K; 40% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #51 of 51; Market score 4 · Very low

A site report maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings around any address in Mississippi by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 2,541 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Mississippi as of September 2026. Of those, 964 are chain locations, or 38%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 22.2 for every 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Mississippi spend about $1.9B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,677 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $756K per store, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

In 2023, official counts showed 1,217 businesses with payroll in Mississippi classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 941 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Mississippi.

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi ranks #51 for clothing and shoe stores, with a Groundwork market score of 4 (very low). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest (25). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Picayune area scores highest (60).

Every market in Mississippi for clothing and shoe stores

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Mississippi, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Mississippi, ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	25	367	21.9	$795K	+3.5%	#340 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	23	1,034	19.8	$925K	−0.3%	#347 of 387
2Hattiesburg, MS	15	162	26.9	$639K	+2.6%	#374 of 387
3Jackson, MS	10	571	24.0	$729K	−1.4%	#384 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Mississippi, ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Picayune, MS	60	27	12.3	$1.4M	+5.6%	#183 of 536
2Oxford, MS	35	64	26.6	$678K	+5.3%	#409 of 536
3Starkville, MS	27	56	21.6	$751K	+0.8%	#463 of 536
4Laurel, MS	26	54	17.1	$941K	−1.5%	#468 of 536
5Brookhaven, MS	22	28	21.3	$769K	+0.5%	#495 of 536
6Tupelo, MS	22	184	35.5	$482K	+0.8%	#502 of 536
7Natchez, MS-LA	20	44	21.2	$719K	−0.9%	#506 of 536
8Vicksburg, MS	18	49	29.2	$605K	−6.3%	#515 of 536
9Corinth, MS	14	36	24.9	$629K	−0.5%	#523 of 536
10Greenwood, MS	13	25	17.3	$874K	−8.8%	#525 of 536
11Grenada, MS	12	26	20.6	$767K	−3.6%	#528 of 536
12Meridian, MS	12	84	24.2	$658K	−3.2%	#529 of 536
13Columbus, MS	12	72	26.7	$599K	−2.7%	#530 of 536
14McComb, MS	12	51	25.1	$599K	−2.6%	#531 of 536
15Greenville, MS	7	43	25.1	$603K	−9.4%	#533 of 536
16Clarksdale, MS	5	25	29.7	$477K	−6.5%	#535 of 536
17Cleveland, MS	4	30	25.2	$586K	−8.3%	#536 of 536

Counties

Counties in Mississippi, ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Marshall County, MS	52	12	9.1	$1.8M	+2.6%	#964 of 2,087
2Pearl River County, MS	52	27	12.3	$1.4M	+5.6%	#986 of 2,087
3Stone County, MS	50	8	11.9	$1.4M	+7.2%	#1,051 of 2,087
4Hancock County, MS	48	32	15.8	$1.1M	+1.6%	#1,138 of 2,087
5George County, MS	46	24	25.8	$663K	+8.1%	#1,206 of 2,087
6Copiah County, MS	43	10	9.9	$1.6M	−2.7%	#1,284 of 2,087
7Tate County, MS	41	15	13.6	$1.3M	+2.1%	#1,362 of 2,087
8Jackson County, MS	40	113	19.6	$909K	+3.0%	#1,416 of 2,087
9Tishomingo County, MS	38	9	10.2	$1.6M	−1.1%	#1,463 of 2,087
10Itawamba County, MS	38	16	16.6	$994K	+1.3%	#1,477 of 2,087
11Jasper County, MS	37	5	7.5	$2M	−3.5%	#1,490 of 2,087
12DeSoto County, MS	36	191	26.9	$727K	+6.3%	#1,555 of 2,087
13Madison County, MS	36	131	29.8	$689K	+6.5%	#1,556 of 2,087
14Pontotoc County, MS	33	23	19.5	$827K	+2.9%	#1,634 of 2,087
15Newton County, MS	32	11	14.3	$1.1M	−1.4%	#1,647 of 2,087
16Rankin County, MS	31	157	26.1	$732K	+3.2%	#1,693 of 2,087
17Lafayette County, MS	30	61	32.0	$583K	+6.6%	#1,732 of 2,087
18Yazoo County, MS	29	9	10.3	$1.5M	−14.0%	#1,736 of 2,087
19Clay County, MS	29	10	12.8	$1.2M	−2.0%	#1,737 of 2,087
20Forrest County, MS	29	48	15.9	$1M	+1.1%	#1,744 of 2,087
21Leake County, MS	28	17	22.9	$675K	+1.9%	#1,779 of 2,087
22Lamar County, MS	27	111	43.7	$421K	+4.7%	#1,800 of 2,087
23Clarke County, MS	25	7	11.8	$1.3M	−2.8%	#1,832 of 2,087
24Covington County, MS	24	11	15.0	$1M	−2.2%	#1,860 of 2,087
25Harrison County, MS	24	214	25.7	$663K	+4.0%	#1,873 of 2,087

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Counties in Mississippi, ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Calhoun County, MS	23	7	12.5	$1.2M	−4.4%	#1,881 of 2,087
27Tippah County, MS	23	12	15.0	$1M	−1.6%	#1,884 of 2,087
28Union County, MS	22	23	23.4	$709K	+2.3%	#1,908 of 2,087
29Prentiss County, MS	22	31	32.3	$498K	+1.3%	#1,913 of 2,087
30Lawrence County, MS	21	6	13.6	$1.1M	−1.4%	#1,919 of 2,087
31Jones County, MS	21	49	19.6	$833K	−1.0%	#1,926 of 2,087
32Simpson County, MS	21	20	21.0	$787K	−1.5%	#1,928 of 2,087
33Holmes County, MS	20	7	11.4	$1.3M	−8.4%	#1,935 of 2,087
34Chickasaw County, MS	19	10	15.0	$959K	−2.0%	#1,953 of 2,087
35Winston County, MS	19	13	18.2	$870K	−1.2%	#1,958 of 2,087
36Oktibbeha County, MS	19	48	22.0	$739K	+0.4%	#1,965 of 2,087
37Scott County, MS	18	21	21.7	$696K	+0.4%	#1,983 of 2,087
38Marion County, MS	18	21	23.0	$665K	−1.5%	#1,985 of 2,087
39Lee County, MS	17	137	42.0	$419K	+0.5%	#2,002 of 2,087
40Panola County, MS	16	24	19.5	$806K	−1.4%	#2,010 of 2,087
41Lincoln County, MS	16	28	21.3	$769K	+0.5%	#2,012 of 2,087
42Adams County, MS	16	32	27.9	$549K	+2.2%	#2,015 of 2,087
43Attala County, MS	15	13	19.6	$824K	−4.0%	#2,019 of 2,087
44Monroe County, MS	15	28	20.2	$795K	−2.4%	#2,020 of 2,087
45Wayne County, MS	15	15	19.5	$762K	0.0%	#2,021 of 2,087
46Neshoba County, MS	15	23	22.4	$715K	−0.9%	#2,027 of 2,087
47Warren County, MS	15	49	29.2	$605K	−6.3%	#2,030 of 2,087
48Sunflower County, MS	14	14	17.4	$826K	−10.9%	#2,036 of 2,087
49Noxubee County, MS	11	6	15.2	$950K	−4.2%	#2,060 of 2,087
50Hinds County, MS	11	216	24.1	$661K	−6.6%	#2,065 of 2,087
51Alcorn County, MS	11	36	24.9	$629K	−0.5%	#2,066 of 2,087
52Lowndes County, MS	10	66	28.7	$568K	−2.4%	#2,071 of 2,087
53Lauderdale County, MS	7	77	26.8	$598K	−3.2%	#2,074 of 2,087
54Grenada County, MS	7	23	27.2	$591K	−3.3%	#2,075 of 2,087
55Washington County, MS	6	43	25.1	$603K	−9.4%	#2,077 of 2,087
56Leflore County, MS	5	23	22.5	$658K	−9.4%	#2,081 of 2,087
57Coahoma County, MS	5	25	29.7	$477K	−6.5%	#2,084 of 2,087
58Pike County, MS	5	47	31.3	$470K	−3.7%	#2,085 of 2,087
59Bolivar County, MS	3	30	25.2	$586K	−8.3%	#2,086 of 2,087
Smith County, MS	Not scored	2	3.6	$4.5M	−1.5%
Walthall County, MS	Not scored	4	7.6	$2.1M	+0.4%
Greene County, MS	Not scored	4	9.7	$1.7M	+1.3%
Amite County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.7%
Yalobusha County, MS	Not scored	3	6.0	$2.6M	−0.5%
Tallahatchie County, MS	Not scored	1	2.3	$6.3M	−14.0%
Perry County, MS	Not scored	3	6.5	$2.4M	+1.1%
Jefferson Davis County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.9%
Webster County, MS	Not scored	8	19.6	$824K	+2.6%
Carroll County, MS	Not scored	2	4.7	$3.4M	−7.2%
Montgomery County, MS	Not scored	3	7.3	$2.1M	−4.5%
Tunica County, MS	Not scored	3	7.9	$1.9M	−9.4%
Kemper County, MS	Not scored	1	3.1	$4.8M	−4.1%
Claiborne County, MS	Not scored	1	3.3	$4M	−11.4%
Wilkinson County, MS	Not scored	4	12.6	$1.1M	−11.0%
Choctaw County, MS	Not scored	1	2.9	$5.3M	−1.9%
Franklin County, MS	Not scored	1	3.3	$5M	−2.2%
Benton County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.1%
Humphreys County, MS	Not scored	2	6.9	$2.1M	−9.5%
Jefferson County, MS	Not scored	1	4.0	$3.7M	−5.8%
Quitman County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−12.9%
Sharkey County, MS	Not scored	2	14.1	$1M	−17.9%
Issaquena County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Mississippi?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2,541 clothing and shoe stores in Mississippi. 964 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 1,217 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. Another 3,346 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Mississippi spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1.9B a year, or $1,677 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,541 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $756K per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,145,431 households in Mississippi and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mississippi compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Mississippi has 22.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $756K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Mississippi would have about 1,512, against 2,541 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 941 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Mississippi has the highest market score for clothing and shoe stores?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest, at 25 (lower middle). Among 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Picayune area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 59 scored counties in Mississippi, Marshall County scores highest, at 52 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Mississippi scores 4 for clothing and shoe stores (very low), #51 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mississippi. It maps the clothing and shoe stores 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.

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