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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Dalton, GA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Dalton, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #154 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
95
29 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
33
−13.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$90.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,737 a household
Spending per listing
$952K
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.2
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
147,819
+3.5% 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 95 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Dalton metro area. Of those, 29 are chain locations, or 31%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 18.2 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,737 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Dalton metro area spend about $90.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $952K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Dalton metro area in 2023, down 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,578 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 93 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Dalton metro area grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, the Dalton metro area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #154 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Dalton 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Dalton, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDalton metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.225.323.3
Spending per listing$952K$772K$880K
Households per official establishment1,5789031,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.5%−7.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,737$1,958$2,055
Median household income$67,846$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5735

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33−13.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
329
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
93Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9529 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
103The 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 Dalton 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 Dalton metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
147,819+3.5% since 2020
Households
52,080
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
635 sq. mi.
People per square mile
227
Median household income
$67,846+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,684
Median home value
$208,800
Jobs located here
67,757
Daytime population
144,718Residents 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 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 Dalton metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gainesville, GA8310113.7$1.4M+11.4%#11 of 387
2Hinesville, GA684514.9$1.1M+12.6%#70 of 387
3Dalton, GA579518.2$952K+3.5%#154 of 387
Chattanooga, TN-GA5548521.0$893K+5.3%#168 of 387
4Warner Robins, GA5315821.2$889K+8.2%#183 of 387
5Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA476,11926.5$799K+5.9%#229 of 387
6Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC4254523.5$781K+4.7%#260 of 387
7Athens-Clarke County, GA3720924.3$754K+3.9%#286 of 387
8Savannah, GA3253132.9$581K+8.1%#311 of 387
9Brunswick-St. Simons, GA2615933.7$538K+4.4%#340 of 387

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Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Dalton, GA metro area?

There are 95 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Dalton metro area as of September 2026. 29 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 93 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Dalton, GA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $90.4M a year, or $1,737 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $952K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,080 households in the Dalton metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Dalton, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

The Dalton metro area has 18.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $952K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Dalton metro area would have about 103, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,578 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Dalton, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Dalton metro area at 147,819 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in the Dalton metro area is $67,846, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.9%, 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 Dalton metro area scores 57 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #154 of 387 scored metro areas.

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