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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Geneva County, AL

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Geneva County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #952 of 2,210 scored counties
#15 of 58 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
15
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,575 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.1
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,554
+3.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Geneva County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 14.1 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Geneva County spend about $16.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,575 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 27% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Geneva County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,662 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Geneva County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Geneva County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #952 of 2,210 scored counties and #15 of 58 scored counties in Alabama.

How Geneva County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses 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, shoes and laundry in Geneva County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureGeneva CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.122.823.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$779K$880K
Households per official establishment2,6621,0201,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,575$1,778$2,055
Median household income$52,771$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5432

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$128K
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
151 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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, laundromats and dry cleaners in Geneva 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 Geneva County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,554+3.2% since 2020
Households
10,647
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$52,771+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,805
Median home value
$130,700
Jobs located here
5,518
Daytime population
22,135Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Geneva County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL786515.9$1.3M+18.0%#179 of 2,210
2Elmore County, AL743811.6$1.6M+4.2%#269 of 2,210
3Shelby County, AL7115417.7$1.2M+6.5%#356 of 2,210
4St. Clair County, AL694713.4$1.4M+7.1%#408 of 2,210
5Autauga County, AL652812.2$1.5M+5.1%#522 of 2,210
6Blount County, AL622812.6$1.4M+1.8%#625 of 2,210
7Bibb County, AL6156.5$2.4M+0.4%#649 of 2,210
8Jackson County, AL612611.9$1.3M+3.3%#663 of 2,210
9Lawrence County, AL612014.7$1.2M+2.3%#682 of 2,210
10Cleburne County, AL59711.7$1.4M+6.0%#741 of 2,210
15Geneva County, AL541514.1$1.1M+3.2%#952 of 2,210

Other business types in Geneva County

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

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Geneva County, AL?

Geneva County has 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Geneva County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $16.8M a year, or $1,575 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,647 households in Geneva County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Geneva County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Geneva County has 14.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Geneva County would have about 19, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,662 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Geneva County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Geneva County at 27,554 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,647 households. Median household income in Geneva County is $52,771, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Geneva County scores 54 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #952 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Geneva County

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