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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dodge County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,682 of 2,210 scored counties
#74 of 112 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,562 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.1
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,663
−1.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dodge County is 35 (lower middle), #1,682 of 2,210 scored counties and #74 of 112 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dodge County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 44% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,562 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Dodge County spend about $10.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 36% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Dodge County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,147 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dodge County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Dodge 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 Dodge County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDodge CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.125.323.3
Spending per listing$1.2M$772K$880K
Households per official establishment1,1479031,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,562$1,958$2,055
Median household income$51,587$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3535

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$213K
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Dodge 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 Dodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,663−1.4% since 2020
Households
6,881
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$51,587+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,293
Median home value
$118,100
Jobs located here
4,640
Daytime population
18,254Residents 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 Dodge 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
74Dodge County, GA35913.1$1.2M−1.4%#1,682 of 2,210

Other business types in Dodge 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 Dodge County, GA?

There are 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Dodge County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $10.7M a year, or $1,562 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,881 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dodge County has 13.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Dodge County would have about 12, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,147 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Dodge County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Dodge County at 19,663 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,881 households. Median household income in Dodge County is $51,587, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Dodge County scores 35 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,682 of 2,210 scored counties.

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

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