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Clothing and shoe stores in Marion County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Marion County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,985 of 2,087 scored counties
#38 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
21
7 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,531 a household
Spending per listing
$665K
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.0
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,001
−1.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Marion County is 18 (low), #1,985 of 2,087 scored counties and #38 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Marion County comes to about $14M a year: $1,531 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 clothing and shoe stores, that is $665K per store, 48% 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 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. 7 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 23.0 for every 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 1,520 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Marion County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Marion 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 Marion County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.022.216.2
Spending per listing$665K$756K$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,5209411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,531$1,677$2,055
Median household income$45,110$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score184

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$552K
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
217 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,001−1.5% since 2020
Households
9,122
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$45,110+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,099
Median home value
$122,800
Jobs located here
8,594
Daytime population
24,296Residents 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 Marion 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
38Marion County, MS182123.0$665K−1.5%#1,985 of 2,087

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 clothing and shoe stores in Marion County. 7 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $14M a year, or $1,531 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $665K 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 9,122 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 23.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $665K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Marion County would have about 11, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,520 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 24,001 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,122 households. Median household income in Marion County is $45,110, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.6%, 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. Marion County scores 18 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,985 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Marion County

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