Clothing and laundry · County · Mississippi
Dry cleaners in Lamar County, MS
How Lamar 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #445 of 507 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $46.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.4M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,403
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Lamar County is 29 (lower middle), #445 of 507 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Lamar County spend about $46.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,842 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.4M per shop, 40% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 5 dry cleaners on map listings in Lamar County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 54% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Lamar County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Lamar County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lamar 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 | Lamar County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $9.4M | $13.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,705 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −24.1% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,842 | $1,677 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $70,909 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,403+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 25,381
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 132
- Median household income
- $70,909+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,987
- Median home value
- $224,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,631
- Daytime population
- 63,441Residents 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 Lamar 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 laundry28
- Clothing and shoe stores27
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners29
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Lamar County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dry cleaners in Lamar County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Lamar County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lamar County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $46.8M a year, or $1,842 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $9.4M 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 25,381 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lamar County, MS compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Lamar County has 2.0 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $9.4M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Lamar County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Lamar County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lamar County at 67,403 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,381 households. Median household income in Lamar County is $70,909, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.5%, 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. Lamar County scores 29 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #445 of 507 scored counties.
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