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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Douglas County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,479 of 2,210 scored counties
#62 of 112 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
139
65 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
67
−11.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$100.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,926 a household
Spending per listing
$722K
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.7
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
154,293
+6.6% 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 139 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Douglas County. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 26.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Douglas County comes to about $100.3M a year: $1,926 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 139 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $722K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Douglas County in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 777 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 255 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $260K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Douglas County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Douglas County is 41 (lower middle), #1,479 of 2,210 scored counties and #62 of 112 scored counties in Georgia.

How Douglas 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 Douglas County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.725.323.3
Spending per listing$722K$772K$880K
Households per official establishment7779031,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.8%−7.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,926$1,958$2,055
Median household income$82,984$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4135

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
76 → 67−11.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
754
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
255Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13965 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$260K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
154,293+6.6% since 2020
Households
52,079
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
200 sq. mi.
People per square mile
739
Median household income
$82,984+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,270
Median home value
$296,900
Jobs located here
54,494
Daytime population
134,308Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Douglas 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
62Douglas County, GA4113926.7$722K+6.6%#1,479 of 2,210

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Douglas County, GA?

Douglas County has 139 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 65 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 255 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $100.3M a year, or $1,926 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 139 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $722K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,079 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Douglas County has 26.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $722K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Douglas County would have about 114, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 777 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 154,293 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,079 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $82,984, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Douglas County scores 41 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,479 of 2,210 scored counties.

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