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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Forsyth County, GA

How Forsyth 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 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #122 of 2,210 scored counties
#9 of 112 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
132
51 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
60
−13.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$239.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,692 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.8
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
282,805
+11.8% 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

For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Forsyth County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #122 of 2,210 scored counties and #9 of 112 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.

Households in Forsyth County spend about $239.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,692 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. Spread across 132 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.8M per business, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 132 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Forsyth County as of September 2026. Of those, 51 are chain locations, or 39%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.8, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 60 businesses with payroll in Forsyth County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,484 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Forsyth County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Forsyth 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 Forsyth County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureForsyth CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.825.323.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$772K$880K
Households per official establishment1,4849031,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.0%−7.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,692$1,958$2,055
Median household income$143,784$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score8135

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
69 → 60−13.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
520
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
240Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13251 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
272The 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 Forsyth 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 Forsyth County

Population, 2025 estimate
282,805+11.8% since 2020
Households
89,030
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
225 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,190
Median household income
$143,784+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$170,744
Median home value
$550,400
Jobs located here
98,325
Daytime population
237,855Residents 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 Forsyth 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

Other business types in Forsyth County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 132 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Forsyth County. 51 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. Official counts list 240 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $239.7M a year, or $2,692 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,030 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Forsyth County has 14.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.8M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 272, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,484 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Forsyth County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Forsyth County at 282,805 people in 2025, up 11.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 89,030 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $143,784 a year, 78% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Forsyth County scores 81 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #122 of 2,210 scored counties.

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