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Clothing and shoe stores in Bolivar County, MS

The clothing and shoe stores in Bolivar County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 3 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,086 of 2,087 scored counties
#59 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
30
11 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,476 a household
Spending per listing
$586K
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.2
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,262
−8.3% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Bolivar County has a Groundwork market score of 3 (very low): #2,086 of 2,087 scored counties and #59 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,476 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Bolivar County spend about $17.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $586K per store, 54% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Bolivar County as of September 2026. 11 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 25.2 for every 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bolivar County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 596 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Bolivar County declined 8.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bolivar 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 and shoe stores 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 and shoe stores in Bolivar County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureBolivar CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.222.216.2
Spending per listing$586K$756K$1.3M
Households per official establishment5969411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,476$1,677$2,055
Median household income$39,585$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 20
Employees, 2023
132
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
44Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3011 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 in Bolivar 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 Bolivar County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,262−8.3% since 2020
Households
11,915
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
877 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$39,585+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,985
Median home value
$130,000
Jobs located here
10,627
Daytime population
29,215Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Bolivar County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Marshall County, MS52129.1$1.8M+2.6%#964 of 2,087
2Pearl River County, MS522712.3$1.4M+5.6%#986 of 2,087
3Stone County, MS50811.9$1.4M+7.2%#1,051 of 2,087
4Hancock County, MS483215.8$1.1M+1.6%#1,138 of 2,087
5George County, MS462425.8$663K+8.1%#1,206 of 2,087
6Copiah County, MS43109.9$1.6M−2.7%#1,284 of 2,087
7Tate County, MS411513.6$1.3M+2.1%#1,362 of 2,087
8Jackson County, MS4011319.6$909K+3.0%#1,416 of 2,087
9Tishomingo County, MS38910.2$1.6M−1.1%#1,463 of 2,087
10Itawamba County, MS381616.6$994K+1.3%#1,477 of 2,087
59Bolivar County, MS33025.2$586K−8.3%#2,086 of 2,087

Other business types in Bolivar County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Bolivar County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 clothing and shoe stores in Bolivar County. 11 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 44 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $17.6M a year, or $1,476 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $586K 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 11,915 households in Bolivar County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bolivar County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Bolivar County has 25.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $586K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Bolivar County would have about 14, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 596 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Bolivar County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Bolivar County at 28,262 people in 2025, down 8.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,915 households. Median household income in Bolivar County is $39,585, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Bolivar County scores 3 for clothing and shoe stores (very low), #2,086 of 2,087 scored counties.

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