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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Tallapoosa County, AL
How Tallapoosa County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,369 of 2,210 scored counties
#30 of 58 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 26
- 6 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,656 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,953
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,656 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Tallapoosa County spend about $28.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.1M per business, 24% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Tallapoosa County has 26 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 23%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.2, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Tallapoosa County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,897 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Tallapoosa County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Tallapoosa County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,369 of 2,210 scored counties and #30 of 58 scored counties in Alabama.
How Tallapoosa 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.
| Measure | Tallapoosa County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 22.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,897 | 1,020 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,656 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,356 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $952K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 266 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,953−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 17,076
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $59,356+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,535
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 12,620
- Daytime population
- 35,492Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Tallapoosa County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 78 | 65 | 15.9 | $1.3M | +18.0% | #179 of 2,210 |
| 2Elmore County, AL | 74 | 38 | 11.6 | $1.6M | +4.2% | #269 of 2,210 |
| 3Shelby County, AL | 71 | 154 | 17.7 | $1.2M | +6.5% | #356 of 2,210 |
| 4St. Clair County, AL | 69 | 47 | 13.4 | $1.4M | +7.1% | #408 of 2,210 |
| 5Autauga County, AL | 65 | 28 | 12.2 | $1.5M | +5.1% | #522 of 2,210 |
| 6Blount County, AL | 62 | 28 | 12.6 | $1.4M | +1.8% | #625 of 2,210 |
| 7Bibb County, AL | 61 | 5 | 6.5 | $2.4M | +0.4% | #649 of 2,210 |
| 8Jackson County, AL | 61 | 26 | 11.9 | $1.3M | +3.3% | #663 of 2,210 |
| 9Lawrence County, AL | 61 | 20 | 14.7 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #682 of 2,210 |
| 10Cleburne County, AL | 59 | 7 | 11.7 | $1.4M | +6.0% | #741 of 2,210 |
| 30Tallapoosa County, AL | 43 | 26 | 15.2 | $1.1M | −0.8% | #1,369 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Tallapoosa 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 laundry43
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Tallapoosa County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Tallapoosa County. 6 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Tallapoosa County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $28.3M a year, or $1,656 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,076 households in Tallapoosa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tallapoosa County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Tallapoosa County has 15.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Tallapoosa County would have about 32, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,897 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Tallapoosa County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Tallapoosa County at 40,953 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,076 households. The median household income in Tallapoosa County is $59,356 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. 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. Tallapoosa County scores 43 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,369 of 2,210 scored counties.
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