Clothing and laundry · County · Mississippi
Dry cleaners in Forrest County, MS
How Forrest County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #493 of 507 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $49.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,647 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.9M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Forrest County is 14 (low), #493 of 507 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Forrest County spend about $49.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,647 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.9M per shop, 37% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Forrest County has 5 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Forrest County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 5,021 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forrest County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Forrest 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 dry cleaners 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 | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $9.9M | $13.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,021 | 10,705 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −24.1% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,647 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $862K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 dry cleaning and laundry services in Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rankin County, MS | 63 | 6 | 1.0 | $19.2M | +3.2% | #132 of 507 |
| 2DeSoto County, MS | 62 | 8 | 1.1 | $17.4M | +6.3% | #141 of 507 |
| 3Madison County, MS | 50 | 7 | 1.6 | $12.9M | +6.5% | #265 of 507 |
| 4Harrison County, MS | 34 | 12 | 1.4 | $11.8M | +4.0% | #405 of 507 |
| 5Lamar County, MS | 29 | 5 | 2.0 | $9.4M | +4.7% | #445 of 507 |
| 6Hinds County, MS | 23 | 13 | 1.5 | $11M | −6.6% | #472 of 507 |
| 7Jackson County, MS | 22 | 11 | 1.9 | $9.3M | +3.0% | #475 of 507 |
| 8Lee County, MS | 18 | 6 | 1.8 | $9.6M | +0.5% | #484 of 507 |
| 9Forrest County, MS | 14 | 5 | 1.7 | $9.9M | +1.1% | #493 of 507 |
Other business types in Forrest 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 laundry25
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats25
- Dry cleaners14
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Forrest County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 dry cleaners in Forrest County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $49.6M a year, or $1,647 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $9.9M per shop. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Forrest County has 1.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $9.9M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Forrest County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,021 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 14 for dry cleaners (low), #493 of 507 scored counties.
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