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Clothing and shoe stores in Pearl River County, MS
The clothing and shoe stores in Pearl River County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #986 of 2,087 scored counties
#2 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 27
- 6 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,669 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,363
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Pearl River County spend about $36.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,669 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Pearl River County has 27 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.3, 24% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Pearl River County in 2023. That is one for every 2,188 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 52 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Pearl River County grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Pearl River County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #986 of 2,087 scored counties and #2 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Pearl River 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 | Pearl River County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 22.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $756K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,188 | 941 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,669 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,135 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 4 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 52Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 276 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Pearl River 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 Pearl River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,363+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 21,880
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $58,135+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,551
- Median home value
- $182,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,097
- Daytime population
- 47,617Residents 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 Pearl River 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 |
Other business types in Pearl River 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Pearl River County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 clothing and shoe stores in Pearl River County. 6 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 52 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pearl River County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $36.5M a year, or $1,669 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 21,880 households in Pearl River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pearl River County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Pearl River County has 12.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Pearl River County would have about 29, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,188 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Pearl River County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pearl River County at 59,363 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,880 households. Median household income in Pearl River County is $58,135, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. 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. Pearl River County scores 52 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #986 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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