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Clothing and shoe stores in Holmes County, MS
How Holmes County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,935 of 2,087 scored counties
#33 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,448 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,465
- −8.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Holmes County is 20 (low), #1,935 of 2,087 scored counties and #33 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Holmes County spend about $8.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,448 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with 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 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Holmes County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.4, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Holmes County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Holmes County declined 8.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Holmes 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 | Holmes County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 22.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $756K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 941 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −8.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,448 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $32,538 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 4 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Holmes 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 Holmes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,465−8.4% since 2020
- Households
- 6,157
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 757 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $32,538+51.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $57,698
- Median home value
- $80,400
- Jobs located here
- 2,958
- Daytime population
- 13,484Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 33Holmes County, MS | 20 | 7 | 11.4 | $1.3M | −8.4% | #1,935 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Holmes 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 laundry26
- Clothing and shoe stores20
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Holmes County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing and shoe stores in Holmes County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Holmes County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Holmes County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $8.9M a year, or $1,448 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 6,157 households in Holmes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Holmes County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Holmes County has 11.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending.
How fast is Holmes County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Holmes County at 15,465 people in 2025, down 8.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,157 households. Median household income in Holmes County is $32,538, 60% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 51.3%, 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. Holmes County scores 20 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,935 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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