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Clothing and shoe stores in the Greenville, MS area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Greenville, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 7 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #533 of 536 scored small-town markets
#15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi

Listings
43
16 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
20
−13.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$25.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,514 a household
Spending per listing
$603K
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.1
55% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,446
−9.4% 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, the Greenville area has a Groundwork market score of 7 (very low): #533 of 536 scored small-town markets and #15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Households in the Greenville area spend about $25.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,514 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $603K per store, 53% 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 43 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Greenville area as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 37%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 25.1 per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in the Greenville area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 856 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Greenville area declined 9.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Greenville area 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 Greenville, MS area compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureGreenville areaMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.122.216.2
Spending per listing$603K$756K$1.3M
Households per official establishment8569411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.0%−6.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−9.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,514$1,677$2,055
Median household income$42,165$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score74

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20−13.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
158
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4316 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 the Greenville area, 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 the Greenville area

Population, 2025 estimate
40,446−9.4% since 2020
Households
17,113
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
724 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$42,165+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,222
Median home value
$104,000
Jobs located here
15,180
Daytime population
41,627Residents 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 small-town markets in Mississippi for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Greenville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Mississippi

Small-town markets in Mississippi ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Picayune, MS602712.3$1.4M+5.6%#183 of 536
2Oxford, MS356426.6$678K+5.3%#409 of 536
3Starkville, MS275621.6$751K+0.8%#463 of 536
4Laurel, MS265417.1$941K−1.5%#468 of 536
5Brookhaven, MS222821.3$769K+0.5%#495 of 536
6Tupelo, MS2218435.5$482K+0.8%#502 of 536
7Natchez, MS-LA204421.2$719K−0.9%#506 of 536
8Vicksburg, MS184929.2$605K−6.3%#515 of 536
9Corinth, MS143624.9$629K−0.5%#523 of 536
10Greenwood, MS132517.3$874K−8.8%#525 of 536
15Greenville, MS74325.1$603K−9.4%#533 of 536

Other business types in the Greenville area

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

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Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Greenville, MS area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 43 clothing and shoe stores in the Greenville area. 16 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, down 13.0% from 2019. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Greenville, MS area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $25.9M a year, or $1,514 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $603K 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 17,113 households in the Greenville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Greenville area has 25.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $603K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Greenville area would have about 20, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 856 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Greenville, MS area growing?

Population estimates put the Greenville area at 40,446 people in 2025, down 9.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,113 households. Median household income in the Greenville area is $42,165, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Greenville area scores 7 for clothing and shoe stores (very low), #533 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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