Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Georgia
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #286 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 209
- 81 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- −13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $157.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $754K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.3
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,148
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 209 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Athens-Clarke County metro area. 81 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.3, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Athens-Clarke County metro area comes to about $157.6M a year: $1,830 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 209 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $754K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Athens-Clarke County metro area was 90 in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 957 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 160 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Athens-Clarke County metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Athens-Clarke County metro area grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, the Athens-Clarke County metro area has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #286 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.
How the Athens-Clarke County 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 | Athens-Clarke County metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.3 | 25.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $754K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 957 | 903 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.0% | −7.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,830 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,608 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 90−13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,066
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 160Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20981 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 179The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Athens-Clarke County 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 Athens-Clarke County metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,148+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 86,101
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,025 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 215
- Median household income
- $65,608+39.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,551
- Median home value
- $310,200
- Jobs located here
- 94,787
- Daytime population
- 224,908Residents 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 Athens-Clarke County 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 |
Other business types in the Athens-Clarke County 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats70
- Dry cleaners48
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area?
The Athens-Clarke County metro area has 209 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 81 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 160 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $157.6M a year, or $1,830 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 209 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $754K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,101 households in the Athens-Clarke County metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Athens-Clarke County metro area has 24.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $754K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Athens-Clarke County metro area would have about 179, against 209 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 957 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Athens-Clarke County metro area at 224,148 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,101 households. Median household income in the Athens-Clarke County metro area is $65,608, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.0%, 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 Athens-Clarke County metro area scores 37 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #286 of 387 scored metro areas.
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