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Clothing and shoe stores in Oktibbeha County, MS
How Oktibbeha 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 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,965 of 2,087 scored counties
#36 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 48
- 16 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,624 a household
- Spending per listing
- $739K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,896
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Oktibbeha County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,965 of 2,087 scored counties and #36 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Oktibbeha County comes to about $35.5M a year: $1,624 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 48 clothing and shoe stores, that is $739K per store, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Oktibbeha County has 48 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.0, 36% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Oktibbeha County in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,040 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Oktibbeha County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oktibbeha County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Oktibbeha 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 | Oktibbeha County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 22.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $739K | $756K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,040 | 941 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | −6.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,624 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $46,695 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 4 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 21−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 226
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 63Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,896+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 21,840
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $46,695+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,260
- Median home value
- $237,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,615
- Daytime population
- 54,419Residents 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 Oktibbeha 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 |
| 36Oktibbeha County, MS | 19 | 48 | 22.0 | $739K | +0.4% | #1,965 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Oktibbeha 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 laundry22
- Clothing and shoe stores19
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Oktibbeha County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 clothing and shoe stores in Oktibbeha County. 16 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. Another 63 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Oktibbeha County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $35.5M a year, or $1,624 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $739K 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 21,840 households in Oktibbeha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oktibbeha County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Oktibbeha County has 22.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $739K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Oktibbeha County would have about 28, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,040 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Oktibbeha County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Oktibbeha County at 51,896 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,840 households. Median household income in Oktibbeha County is $46,695, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Oktibbeha County scores 19 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,965 of 2,087 scored counties.
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