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Clothing and shoe stores in Union County, MS

How Union 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 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,908 of 2,087 scored counties
#28 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
23
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,657 a household
Spending per listing
$709K
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.4
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,459
+2.3% 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

Union County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,908 of 2,087 scored counties and #28 of 59 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,657 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Union County spend about $16.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $709K of household spending for each store on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Union County has 23 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 17%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 23.4 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Union County in 2023. That is one for every 895 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Union County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Union 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 Union County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.422.216.2
Spending per listing$709K$756K$1.3M
Households per official establishment8959411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,657$1,677$2,055
Median household income$55,505$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score224

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 11
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$324K
One-person businesses, 2023
29Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
234 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,459+2.3% since 2020
Households
9,849
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
416 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$55,505+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,967
Median home value
$163,400
Jobs located here
12,888
Daytime population
29,136Residents 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 Union 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
28Union County, MS222323.4$709K+2.3%#1,908 of 2,087

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 clothing and shoe stores in Union County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $16.3M a year, or $1,657 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $709K 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 9,849 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 23.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $709K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Union County would have about 13, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 895 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Union County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 28,459 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,849 households. Median household income in Union County is $55,505, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Union County scores 22 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,908 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 Union County

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