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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bartow County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bartow County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #414 of 2,210 scored counties
#24 of 112 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
62
8 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
24
−4.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$78.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,922 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.2
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
120,800
+10.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bartow County. 8 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.2, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Bartow County spend about $78.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,922 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 44% 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 Bartow County was 24 in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,701 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Bartow County.

Population estimates show Bartow County grew 10.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Bartow County is 69 (upper middle), #414 of 2,210 scored counties and #24 of 112 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Bartow County 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Bartow County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBartow CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.225.323.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$772K$880K
Households per official establishment1,7019031,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.0%−7.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,922$1,958$2,055
Median household income$82,243$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6935

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 24−4.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
252
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
81Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
628 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Bartow 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 Bartow County

Population, 2025 estimate
120,800+10.5% since 2020
Households
40,819
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
459 sq. mi.
People per square mile
246
Median household income
$82,243+43.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,843
Median home value
$289,000
Jobs located here
44,974
Daytime population
102,506Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harris County, GA9364.6$4.7M+6.8%#9 of 2,210
2Bryan County, GA931810.8$2M+15.6%#11 of 2,210
3Effingham County, GA892811.5$1.7M+14.1%#31 of 2,210
4Paulding County, GA886310.5$2M+12.7%#36 of 2,210
5Pike County, GA86710.4$1.9M+10.5%#62 of 2,210
6Pickens County, GA831511.2$1.7M+11.4%#99 of 2,210
7Lamar County, GA8268.4$2.1M+12.9%#104 of 2,210
8Monroe County, GA821413.3$1.5M+14.1%#110 of 2,210
9Forsyth County, GA8113214.8$1.8M+11.8%#122 of 2,210
10Barrow County, GA793611.7$1.6M+18.7%#160 of 2,210
24Bartow County, GA696215.2$1.3M+10.5%#414 of 2,210

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Bartow County, GA?

There are 62 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Bartow County as of September 2026. 8 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. Official counts list 81 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bartow County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $78.5M a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,819 households in Bartow County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bartow 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 $1.3M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Bartow County would have about 89, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,701 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Bartow County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bartow County at 120,800 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,819 households. Median household income in Bartow County is $82,243, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.2%, 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. Bartow County scores 69 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #414 of 2,210 scored counties.

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