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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in DeKalb County, GA
How DeKalb County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,597 of 2,210 scored counties
#68 of 112 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 787
- 265 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 364
- −8.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $596.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,077 a household
- Spending per listing
- $758K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.4
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in DeKalb County spend about $596.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,077 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $758K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 787 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.4, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 364 businesses with payroll in DeKalb County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 789 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,157 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in DeKalb County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, DeKalb County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,597 of 2,210 scored counties and #68 of 112 scored counties in Georgia.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.4 | 25.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $758K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 789 | 903 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.1% | −7.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,077 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 396 → 364−8.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,212
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $97.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,157Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 787265 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 678The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with DeKalb County marked.
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 |
| 68DeKalb County, GA | 38 | 787 | 27.4 | $758K | +1.3% | #1,597 of 2,210 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores42
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners27
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in DeKalb County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 787 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in DeKalb County. 265 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 364 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,157 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $596.5M a year, or $2,077 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 787 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $758K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
DeKalb County has 27.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $758K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 678, against 787 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 789 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 38 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,597 of 2,210 scored counties.
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