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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cherokee County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #725 of 2,210 scored counties
#38 of 112 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
212
100 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
124
+7.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$231.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,279 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.9
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
299,273
+11.6% 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 212 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cherokee County. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 20.9 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cherokee County comes to about $231.4M a year: $2,279 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 124 businesses with payroll in Cherokee County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 819 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 230 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Cherokee County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 11.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Cherokee County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #725 of 2,210 scored counties and #38 of 112 scored counties in Georgia.

How Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCherokee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.925.323.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$772K$880K
Households per official establishment8199031,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.8%−7.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,279$1,958$2,055
Median household income$108,115$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6035

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
115 → 124+7.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,335
Annual payroll, 2023
$28.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
230Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
212100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
263The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
299,273+11.6% since 2020
Households
101,514
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
421 sq. mi.
People per square mile
668
Median household income
$108,115+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,625
Median home value
$435,100
Jobs located here
78,270
Daytime population
228,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Cherokee 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
38Cherokee County, GA6021220.9$1.1M+11.6%#725 of 2,210

Other business types in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, GA?

Cherokee County has 212 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 100 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 124 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019. Another 230 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $231.4M a year, or $2,279 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 212 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,514 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cherokee County has 20.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 263, against 212 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 819 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Cherokee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Cherokee County at 299,273 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,514 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $108,115, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Cherokee County scores 60 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #725 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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