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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lee County, GA

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lee County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #267 of 2,210 scored counties
#16 of 112 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$23.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,922 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
92% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.4
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,179
+2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,922 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Lee County spend about $23.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.7M per business, 92% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Lee County has 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Lee County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 61 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Lee County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Lee County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #267 of 2,210 scored counties and #16 of 112 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lee 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Lee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.425.323.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$772K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a9031,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,922$1,958$2,055
Median household income$89,168$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7435

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
61Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,179+2.9% since 2020
Households
12,287
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
356 sq. mi.
People per square mile
94
Median household income
$89,168+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,626
Median home value
$231,800
Jobs located here
7,593
Daytime population
27,704Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Lee County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harris County, GA9364.6$4.7M+6.8%#9 of 2,210
2Bryan County, GA931810.8$2M+15.6%#11 of 2,210
3Effingham County, GA892811.5$1.7M+14.1%#31 of 2,210
4Paulding County, GA886310.5$2M+12.7%#36 of 2,210
5Pike County, GA86710.4$1.9M+10.5%#62 of 2,210
6Pickens County, GA831511.2$1.7M+11.4%#99 of 2,210
7Lamar County, GA8268.4$2.1M+12.9%#104 of 2,210
8Monroe County, GA821413.3$1.5M+14.1%#110 of 2,210
9Forsyth County, GA8113214.8$1.8M+11.8%#122 of 2,210
10Barrow County, GA793611.7$1.6M+18.7%#160 of 2,210
16Lee County, GA741411.4$1.7M+2.9%#267 of 2,210

Other business types in Lee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Lee County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lee County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Lee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 61 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lee County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $23.6M a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,287 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lee County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Lee County has 11.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 92% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Lee County would have about 27, against 14 on map listings.

How fast is Lee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 34,179 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,287 households. The median household income in Lee County is $89,168 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Lee County scores 74 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #267 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Lee County

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