Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Georgia
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Albany, GA metro area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Albany, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #385 of 387 scored metro areas
#14 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 169
- 58 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- −6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $94M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,629 a household
- Spending per listing
- $556K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.3
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,510
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Albany metro area scores 9 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #385 of 387 scored metro areas and #14 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Albany metro area spend about $94M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,629 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 169 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $556K per business, 37% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 169 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Albany metro area as of September 2026. 58 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.3, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Albany metro area was 64 in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 901 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Albany metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Albany metro area compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Albany metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.3 | 25.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $556K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 901 | 903 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.1% | −7.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,629 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $56,906 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 64−6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 678
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 252Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16958 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The 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 the Albany metro area, 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 the Albany metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,510−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 57,689
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,591 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $56,906+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,184
- Median home value
- $157,300
- Jobs located here
- 56,961
- Daytime population
- 147,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Albany metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gainesville, GA | 83 | 101 | 13.7 | $1.4M | +11.4% | #11 of 387 |
| 2Hinesville, GA | 68 | 45 | 14.9 | $1.1M | +12.6% | #70 of 387 |
| 3Dalton, GA | 57 | 95 | 18.2 | $952K | +3.5% | #154 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 55 | 485 | 21.0 | $893K | +5.3% | #168 of 387 |
| 4Warner Robins, GA | 53 | 158 | 21.2 | $889K | +8.2% | #183 of 387 |
| 5Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 47 | 6,119 | 26.5 | $799K | +5.9% | #229 of 387 |
| 6Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 42 | 545 | 23.5 | $781K | +4.7% | #260 of 387 |
| 7Athens-Clarke County, GA | 37 | 209 | 24.3 | $754K | +3.9% | #286 of 387 |
| 8Savannah, GA | 32 | 531 | 32.9 | $581K | +8.1% | #311 of 387 |
| 9Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 26 | 159 | 33.7 | $538K | +4.4% | #340 of 387 |
| 14Albany, GA | 9 | 169 | 29.3 | $556K | −1.8% | #385 of 387 |
Other business types in the Albany metro area
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 laundry9
- Clothing and shoe stores10
- Laundromats4
- Dry cleaners4
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Albany, GA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 169 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Albany metro area. 58 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. Another 252 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Albany, GA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $94M a year, or $1,629 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 169 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $556K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,689 households in the Albany metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Albany, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Albany metro area has 29.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $556K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Albany metro area would have about 107, against 169 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 901 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Albany, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Albany metro area at 145,510 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 57,689 households. The median household income in the Albany metro area is $56,906 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. The Albany metro area scores 9 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (very low), #385 of 387 scored metro areas.
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