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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fulton County, GA
How Fulton 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,714 of 2,210 scored counties
#75 of 112 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 1,843
- 595 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 734
- −5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,243 a household
- Spending per listing
- $563K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.9
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,098,791
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fulton County is 35 (lower middle), #1,714 of 2,210 scored counties and #75 of 112 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,843 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fulton County. Of those, 595 are chain locations, or 32%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 39.9 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Fulton County comes to about $1B a year: $2,243 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,843 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $563K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 734 businesses with payroll in Fulton County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 630 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $13.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Fulton County. Population estimates show Fulton County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fulton 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 | Fulton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.9 | 25.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $563K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 630 | 903 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.9% | −7.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,243 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $95,292 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 780 → 734−5.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,201
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $229.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,872Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,843595 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,178The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 23
- Amount
- $13.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Fulton 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 Fulton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,098,791+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 462,481
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,043
- Median household income
- $95,292+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,610
- Median home value
- $458,800
- Jobs located here
- 965,119
- Daytime population
- 1,533,450Residents 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 Fulton 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 |
| 75Fulton County, GA | 35 | 1,843 | 39.9 | $563K | +2.7% | #1,714 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Fulton 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats77
- Dry cleaners29
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Fulton County, GA?
There are 1,843 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. 595 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 734 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 5.9% from 2019. Official counts list 1,872 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fulton County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1B a year, or $2,243 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,843 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $563K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 462,481 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fulton County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Fulton County has 39.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $563K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Fulton County would have about 1,178, against 1,843 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 630 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Fulton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fulton County at 1,098,791 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 462,481 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $95,292, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Fulton County scores 35 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,714 of 2,210 scored counties.
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