Groceries and convenience · Small-town market · Mississippi
Convenience stores in the Clarksdale, MS area
The convenience stores in the Clarksdale, MS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 3 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #529 of 529 scored small-town markets
#17 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 16
- 6 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.1M
- On groceries · $4,885 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.0
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,849
- −6.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Clarksdale area scores 3 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #529 of 529 scored small-town markets and #17 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Clarksdale area spend about $41.1M a year on groceries, or $4,885 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 convenience stores, that is $2.6M per store, 67% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
The Clarksdale area has 16 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 19.0 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Clarksdale area classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 1,051 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Clarksdale area declined 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Clarksdale area compares
The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience 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 | Clarksdale area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.0 | 12.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $4.4M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,051 | 2,929 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +60.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $4,885 | $5,547 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $37,461 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 3 | 10 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $384K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 convenience stores in the Clarksdale area, 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 the Clarksdale area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,849−6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,404
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 553 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $37,461+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $53,980
- Median home value
- $90,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,633
- Daytime population
- 19,131Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Clarksdale area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Corinth, MS | 56 | 10 | 6.9 | $7.7M | −0.5% | #221 of 529 |
| 2Starkville, MS | 55 | 20 | 7.7 | $7M | +0.8% | #234 of 529 |
| 3Picayune, MS | 55 | 23 | 10.5 | $5.3M | +5.6% | #238 of 529 |
| 4Oxford, MS | 52 | 27 | 11.2 | $5.2M | +5.3% | #268 of 529 |
| 5Tupelo, MS | 36 | 67 | 12.9 | $4.4M | +0.8% | #407 of 529 |
| 6Vicksburg, MS | 36 | 32 | 19.1 | $3M | −6.3% | #409 of 529 |
| 7Brookhaven, MS | 33 | 28 | 21.3 | $2.6M | +0.5% | #426 of 529 |
| 8Natchez, MS-LA | 28 | 42 | 20.3 | $2.5M | −0.9% | #456 of 529 |
| 9McComb, MS | 27 | 33 | 16.3 | $3.2M | −2.6% | #459 of 529 |
| 10Cleveland, MS | 23 | 10 | 8.4 | $6M | −8.3% | #468 of 529 |
| 17Clarksdale, MS | 3 | 16 | 19.0 | $2.6M | −6.5% | #529 of 529 |
Other business types in the Clarksdale area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores2
- Grocery stores6
- Convenience stores3
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in the Clarksdale, MS area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 convenience stores in the Clarksdale area. 6 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Clarksdale, MS area spend on groceries?
About $41.1M a year, or $4,885 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,404 households in the Clarksdale area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Clarksdale, MS area compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
The Clarksdale area has 19.0 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.6M, 67% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, the Clarksdale area would have about 5, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,051 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is the Clarksdale, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Clarksdale area at 19,849 people in 2025, down 6.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,404 households. The median household income in the Clarksdale area is $37,461 a year, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Clarksdale area scores 3 for convenience stores (very low), #529 of 529 scored small-town markets.
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