Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Mississippi
Clothing and shoe stores in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #374 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 162
- 67 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 78
- −1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $103.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,720 a household
- Spending per listing
- $639K
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.9
- 66% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,014
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, the Hattiesburg metro area has a Groundwork market score of 15 (low): #374 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Hattiesburg metro area spend about $103.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,720 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $639K per store, 50% 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 162 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Hattiesburg metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 26.9 for every 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 78 businesses with payroll in the Hattiesburg metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 771 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 the Hattiesburg metro area. Population estimates show the Hattiesburg metro area grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Hattiesburg metro 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.
| Measure | Hattiesburg metro area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.9 | 22.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $639K | $756K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 771 | 941 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.3% | −6.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,720 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,285 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 4 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78−1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 813
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 161Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16267 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The 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 the Hattiesburg metro 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 Hattiesburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,014+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 60,155
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $60,285
- Average household income
- $85,017
- Median home value
- $191,200
- Jobs located here
- 64,162
- Daytime population
- 162,718Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Mississippi for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Mississippi (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hattiesburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Mississippi
| 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 |
Other business types in the Hattiesburg metro area
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 laundry16
- Clothing and shoe stores15
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners20
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 162 clothing and shoe stores in the Hattiesburg metro area. 67 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 161 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $103.5M a year, or $1,720 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 162 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $639K 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 60,155 households in the Hattiesburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hattiesburg, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Hattiesburg metro area has 26.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $639K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Hattiesburg metro area would have about 81, against 162 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 771 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hattiesburg, MS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hattiesburg metro area at 158,014 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,155 households. Median household income in the Hattiesburg metro area is $60,285, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Hattiesburg metro area scores 15 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #374 of 387 scored metro areas.
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