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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Emanuel County, GA
How Emanuel 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 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,934 of 2,210 scored counties
#86 of 112 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 27
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,509 a household
- Spending per listing
- $465K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.5
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,147
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Emanuel County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,934 of 2,210 scored counties and #86 of 112 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Emanuel County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 19%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 32.5 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Emanuel County spend about $12.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,509 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 27 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $465K per business, 47% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Emanuel County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,078 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Emanuel County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Emanuel 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 | Emanuel County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.5 | 25.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $465K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,078 | 903 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,509 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $52,772 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $214K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 275 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Emanuel 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 Emanuel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,147+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,312
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 681 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $52,772+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,783
- Median home value
- $94,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,501
- Daytime population
- 21,685Residents 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 Emanuel 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 |
| 86Emanuel County, GA | 27 | 27 | 32.5 | $465K | +1.2% | #1,934 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Emanuel 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 laundry27
- Clothing and shoe stores25
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Emanuel County, GA?
There are 27 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Emanuel County as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Emanuel County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $12.5M a year, or $1,509 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $465K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,312 households in Emanuel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Emanuel County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Emanuel County has 32.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $465K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Emanuel County would have about 14, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,078 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Emanuel County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Emanuel County at 23,147 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,312 households. Median household income in Emanuel County is $52,772, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.9%, 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. Emanuel County scores 27 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,934 of 2,210 scored counties.
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