Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Georgia
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Jefferson, GA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Jefferson, GA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #337 of 536 scored small-town markets
#7 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 110
- 56 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- −7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $58M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $527K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.7
- 66% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,265
- +29.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 110 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Jefferson area. Of those, 56 are chain locations, or 51%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 38.7 per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Jefferson area comes to about $58M a year: $2,042 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $527K per business, 40% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 52 businesses with payroll in the Jefferson area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 546 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 71 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the Jefferson area from 2020 to 2025 at +29.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Jefferson area is 43 (lower middle), #337 of 536 scored small-town markets and #7 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.
How the Jefferson area 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 | Jefferson area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.7 | 25.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $527K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 546 | 903 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.1% | −7.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +29.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,042 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $89,544 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52−7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 653
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11056 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The 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 the Jefferson area, 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 the Jefferson area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,265+29.3% since 2020
- Households
- 28,402
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 250
- Median household income
- $89,544+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,650
- Median home value
- $345,000
- Jobs located here
- 45,774
- Daytime population
- 93,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Jefferson area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kingsland, GA | 82 | 33 | 15.2 | $1.2M | +9.5% | #21 of 536 |
| 2Cornelia, GA | 76 | 25 | 14.9 | $1.2M | +9.3% | #55 of 536 |
| 3Cedartown, GA | 66 | 28 | 17.6 | $948K | +6.0% | #130 of 536 |
| 4Toccoa, GA | 65 | 14 | 13.3 | $1.2M | +3.8% | #134 of 536 |
| 5LaGrange, GA-AL | 49 | 77 | 19.1 | $867K | +3.0% | #279 of 536 |
| 6Thomaston, GA | 49 | 22 | 20.8 | $797K | +2.7% | #282 of 536 |
| 7Jefferson, GA | 43 | 110 | 38.7 | $527K | +29.3% | #337 of 536 |
| 8Summerville, GA | 42 | 15 | 16.4 | $931K | +1.5% | #339 of 536 |
| 9Jesup, GA | 39 | 27 | 24.4 | $655K | +7.8% | #374 of 536 |
| 10Calhoun, GA | 38 | 64 | 30.0 | $593K | +6.9% | #383 of 536 |
Other business types in the Jefferson area
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 laundry43
- Clothing and shoe stores42
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Jefferson, GA area?
The Jefferson area has 110 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 56 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. Official counts list 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Jefferson, GA area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $58M a year, or $2,042 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 110 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $527K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,402 households in the Jefferson area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jefferson, GA area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Jefferson area has 38.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $527K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Jefferson area would have about 66, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 546 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jefferson, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Jefferson area at 99,265 people in 2025, up 29.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,402 households. Median household income in the Jefferson area is $89,544, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.0%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Jefferson area scores 43 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #337 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in the Jefferson area
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