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Clothing and shoe stores in Rankin County, MS
How Rankin 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,693 of 2,087 scored counties
#16 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 157
- 88 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 96
- −4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $115M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,912 a household
- Spending per listing
- $732K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.1
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,181
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Rankin County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,693 of 2,087 scored counties and #16 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,912 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Rankin County spend about $115M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 157 clothing and shoe stores, that is $732K 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.
There are 157 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Rankin County as of September 2026. Of those, 88 are chain locations, or 56%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 26.1 for every 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 96 businesses with payroll in Rankin County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 626 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Rankin County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rankin 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 | Rankin County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.1 | 22.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $732K | $756K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 626 | 941 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.9% | −6.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,912 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $79,357 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 4 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 101 → 96−4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,050
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 191Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15788 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The 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 Rankin 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 Rankin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,181+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 60,133
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 776 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $79,357+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,005
- Median home value
- $237,400
- Jobs located here
- 73,389
- Daytime population
- 161,778Residents 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 |
| 16Rankin County, MS | 31 | 157 | 26.1 | $732K | +3.2% | #1,693 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Rankin 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 laundry32
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats65
- Dry cleaners63
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Rankin County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 157 clothing and shoe stores in Rankin County. 88 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 96 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019. Official counts list 191 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rankin County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $115M a year, or $1,912 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 157 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $732K 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 60,133 households in Rankin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rankin County, MS compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Rankin County has 26.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $732K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Rankin County would have about 91, against 157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 626 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Rankin County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Rankin County at 162,181 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,133 households. Median household income in Rankin County is $79,357, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Rankin County scores 31 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,693 of 2,087 scored counties.
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