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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Houston County, GA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Houston County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,211 of 2,210 scored counties
#51 of 112 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 144
- 43 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- +1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $121.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,897 a household
- Spending per listing
- $841K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,214
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Houston County comes to about $121.2M a year: $1,897 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 144 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $841K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 144 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 43 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.6, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Houston County was 64 in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 998 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 237 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $529K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Houston County.
Population estimates show Houston County grew 8.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Houston County is 48 (lower middle), #1,211 of 2,210 scored counties and #51 of 112 scored counties in Georgia.
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 25.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $841K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 998 | 903 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.6% | −7.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,897 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $80,698 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 64+1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 710
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 237Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14443 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 138The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $529K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,214+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 63,851
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 376 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 451
- Median household income
- $80,698+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,172
- Median home value
- $219,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,763
- Daytime population
- 157,925Residents 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 Houston 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 |
| 51Houston County, GA | 48 | 144 | 22.6 | $841K | +8.5% | #1,211 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Houston 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores48
- Laundromats69
- Dry cleaners57
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Houston County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 144 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Houston County. 43 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019. Official counts list 237 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Houston County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $121.2M a year, or $1,897 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 144 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $841K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,851 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Houston County has 22.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $841K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Houston County would have about 138, against 144 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 998 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 178,214 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,851 households. The median household income in Houston County is $80,698 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Houston County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,211 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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