Local Giving Index · Jackson

How much of every $100 you spend locally stays in Jackson?

About $53 of every $100 spent at a Jackson local independent stays circulating in the community — versus about $14 at a national chain. Through Good Circles that same $100 also returns about $10 to you and directs about $4 to a Jackson nonprofit you choose.

This is the Jackson edition of the Good Circles Local Giving Index — the same methodology, localized to the Jackson, Mississippi metro.

Every $100 spent locally in Jackson

  • $10 back to you — automatic ~10% savings.
  • $4 to a Jackson nonprofit you choose — 10% of the merchant's profit.
  • $53 stays in Jackson vs about $14 at a chain — a ~$39 local swing per $100.

What one Jackson household adds up to

A Jackson household routing about $200/month of local shopping through Good Circles would, in a year, save about $240, send roughly $96 to a local nonprofit, and keep about $936 circulating in Jackson — without spending a dollar more. (Modeled projection.)

If Jackson shopped local together

Community-scale total coming soon. We publish the “if 1 in 20 households took part” figure only once we have a verified household count for the Jackson, Mississippi metro — we won't estimate from an unconfirmed number. See the per-household math above in the meantime.

Meridian early access is live → · See the full Index & methodology

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How much of every $100 spent in Jackson stays local?

About $53 of every $100 spent at a Jackson local independent stays in the community, versus about $14 at a national chain (Civic Economics). Through Good Circles the same purchase also returns about $10 to the shopper and about $4 to a local nonprofit.

Is Good Circles live in Jackson?

Good Circles launches in September 2026 in the Jackson, Mississippi metro, with early access already underway in Meridian & Lauderdale County. The figures here are modeled projections based on published local-multiplier research and the Good Circles model.

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Sources: Civic Economics / AMIBA — local multiplier · Good Circles Local Giving Index