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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dawson County, GA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dawson County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,649 of 2,210 scored counties
#72 of 112 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 100
- 82 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- −7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,096 a household
- Spending per listing
- $243K
- 72% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 86.4
- 3.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,365
- +30.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,096 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Dawson County spend about $24.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 100 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $243K per business, 72% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 100 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Dawson County as of September 2026. 82 of them (82%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 86.4 for every 10,000 households, 3.7 times the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 81 businesses with payroll in Dawson County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 143 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $678K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Dawson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dawson County from 2020 to 2025 at +30.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Dawson County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,649 of 2,210 scored counties and #72 of 112 scored counties in Georgia.
How Dawson 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.
| Measure | Dawson County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 86.4 | 25.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $243K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 143 | 903 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.9% | −7.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +30.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,096 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $92,991 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 88 → 81−7.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,344
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10082 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $678K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,365+30.7% since 2020
- Households
- 11,573
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 211 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $92,991+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,762
- Median home value
- $406,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,727
- Daytime population
- 25,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harris County, GA | 93 | 6 | 4.6 | $4.7M | +6.8% | #9 of 2,210 |
| 2Bryan County, GA | 93 | 18 | 10.8 | $2M | +15.6% | #11 of 2,210 |
| 3Effingham County, GA | 89 | 28 | 11.5 | $1.7M | +14.1% | #31 of 2,210 |
| 4Paulding County, GA | 88 | 63 | 10.5 | $2M | +12.7% | #36 of 2,210 |
| 5Pike County, GA | 86 | 7 | 10.4 | $1.9M | +10.5% | #62 of 2,210 |
| 6Pickens County, GA | 83 | 15 | 11.2 | $1.7M | +11.4% | #99 of 2,210 |
| 7Lamar County, GA | 82 | 6 | 8.4 | $2.1M | +12.9% | #104 of 2,210 |
| 8Monroe County, GA | 82 | 14 | 13.3 | $1.5M | +14.1% | #110 of 2,210 |
| 9Forsyth County, GA | 81 | 132 | 14.8 | $1.8M | +11.8% | #122 of 2,210 |
| 10Barrow County, GA | 79 | 36 | 11.7 | $1.6M | +18.7% | #160 of 2,210 |
| 72Dawson County, GA | 37 | 100 | 86.4 | $243K | +30.7% | #1,649 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Dawson County
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 stores37
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Dawson County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 100 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dawson County. 82 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dawson County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $24.3M a year, or $2,096 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $243K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,573 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Dawson County has 86.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3.7 times the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $243K, 72% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Dawson County would have about 28, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 143 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Dawson County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 35,365 people in 2025, up 30.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,573 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $92,991 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. Dawson County scores 37 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,649 of 2,210 scored counties.
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