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Clothing and shoe stores in Sunflower County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,036 of 2,087 scored counties
#48 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
14
5 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,440 a household
Spending per listing
$826K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,893
−10.9% 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

Sunflower County scores 14 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #2,036 of 2,087 scored counties and #48 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 clothing and shoe stores in Sunflower County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.4, 7% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Sunflower County comes to about $11.6M a year: $1,440 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 clothing and shoe stores, that is $826K per store, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sunflower County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,339 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sunflower County declined 10.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Sunflower 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 Sunflower County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureSunflower CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.422.216.2
Spending per listing$826K$756K$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3399411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−10.9%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,440$1,677$2,055
Median household income$39,956$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score144

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$316K
One-person businesses, 2023
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
145 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Sunflower 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 Sunflower County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,893−10.9% since 2020
Households
8,034
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
698 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$39,956+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,047
Median home value
$100,300
Jobs located here
8,525
Daytime population
24,285Residents 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 Sunflower 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
48Sunflower County, MS141417.4$826K−10.9%#2,036 of 2,087

Other business types in Sunflower County

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

Questions

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

There are 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Sunflower County as of September 2026. 5 of them (36%) 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 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $11.6M a year, or $1,440 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $826K per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,034 households in Sunflower County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sunflower County has 17.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $826K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sunflower County would have about 9, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,339 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Sunflower County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Sunflower County at 22,893 people in 2025, down 10.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,034 households. The median household income in Sunflower County is $39,956 a year, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Sunflower County scores 14 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #2,036 of 2,087 scored counties.

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