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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gordon County, GA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gordon County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,807 of 2,210 scored counties
#79 of 112 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 64
- 28 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- −31.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $593K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.0
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,701
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gordon County is 32 (lower middle), #1,807 of 2,210 scored counties and #79 of 112 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gordon County. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 30.0 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,777 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Gordon County spend about $37.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 64 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $593K per business, 33% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Gordon County was 30 in 2023, down 31.8% from 2019. That is one for every 712 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Gordon County grew 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gordon 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 | Gordon County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.0 | 25.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $593K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 712 | 903 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −31.8% | −7.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,777 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,650 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 30−31.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 324
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6428 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 Gordon 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 Gordon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,701+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 21,348
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 357 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 166
- Median household income
- $63,650+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,559
- Median home value
- $222,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,064
- Daytime population
- 58,314Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 79Gordon County, GA | 32 | 64 | 30.0 | $593K | +6.9% | #1,807 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Gordon 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 laundry32
- Clothing and shoe stores30
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Gordon County, GA?
There are 64 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Gordon County as of September 2026. 28 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 31.8% from 2019. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gordon County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $37.9M a year, or $1,777 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $593K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,348 households in Gordon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gordon County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Gordon County has 30.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $593K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Gordon County would have about 43, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 712 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 31.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Gordon County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Gordon County at 61,701 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,348 households. Median household income in Gordon County is $63,650, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Gordon County scores 32 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,807 of 2,210 scored counties.
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