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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gilmer County, GA
How Gilmer 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #506 of 2,210 scored counties
#28 of 112 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 21
- 4 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,768 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,894
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gilmer County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 16.1 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Gilmer County spend about $23M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,768 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 24% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Gilmer County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 3,254 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Gilmer County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gilmer County grew 7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gilmer County is 66 (upper middle), #506 of 2,210 scored counties and #28 of 112 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Gilmer 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 | Gilmer County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 25.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,254 | 903 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,768 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,499 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $625K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,894+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,015
- Median age
- 49.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 426 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $74,499+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,676
- Median home value
- $314,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,408
- Daytime population
- 28,856Residents 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 Gilmer 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 |
| 28Gilmer County, GA | 66 | 21 | 16.1 | $1.1M | +7.9% | #506 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Gilmer 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores62
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Gilmer County, GA?
Gilmer County has 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 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. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gilmer County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $23M a year, or $1,768 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,015 households in Gilmer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gilmer County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Gilmer County has 16.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Gilmer County would have about 26, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,254 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Gilmer County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Gilmer County at 33,894 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,015 households. Median household income in Gilmer County is $74,499, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.6%, 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. Gilmer County scores 66 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #506 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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