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Clothing and shoe stores in Forrest County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Forrest County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,744 of 2,087 scored counties
#20 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 48
- 12 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,647 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Forrest County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,744 of 2,087 scored counties and #20 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Forrest County comes to about $49.6M a year: $1,647 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 48 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1M per store, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Forrest County has 48 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Forrest County classed as clothing and shoe stores, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,159 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $275K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Forrest County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forrest County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Forrest 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.
| Measure | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 22.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $756K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,159 | 941 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | −6.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,647 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 4 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 26+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 247
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $275K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Forrest County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| 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 |
| 20Forrest County, MS | 29 | 48 | 15.9 | $1M | +1.1% | #1,744 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Forrest 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 laundry25
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats25
- Dry cleaners14
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Forrest County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 clothing and shoe stores in Forrest County. 12 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 72 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $49.6M a year, or $1,647 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Forrest County has 15.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Forrest County would have about 39, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,159 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 29 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,744 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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