Groundwork

Clothing and laundry · County · Georgia

Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in McDuffie County, GA

How McDuffie 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,953 of 2,210 scored counties
#88 of 112 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
24
8 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,674 a household
Spending per listing
$568K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.5
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,640
+0.1% since 2020

See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in McDuffie County

The site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of McDuffie County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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

What this means

For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, McDuffie County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,953 of 2,210 scored counties and #88 of 112 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in McDuffie County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 33%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 29.5 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in McDuffie County comes to about $13.6M a year: $1,674 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $568K per business, 35% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in McDuffie County in 2023. That is one for every 1,358 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McDuffie County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How McDuffie 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 McDuffie County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureMcDuffie CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.525.323.3
Spending per listing$568K$772K$880K
Households per official establishment1,3589031,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,674$1,958$2,055
Median household income$56,733$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2635

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$553K
One-person businesses, 2023
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
248 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 McDuffie 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 McDuffie County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,640+0.1% since 2020
Households
8,149
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
257 sq. mi.
People per square mile
84
Median household income
$56,733+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,434
Median home value
$170,200
Jobs located here
7,325
Daytime population
19,902Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in McDuffie County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of McDuffie County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Clothing, shoes and laundry across Georgia

Every Georgia market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with McDuffie 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
88McDuffie County, GA262429.5$568K+0.1%#1,953 of 2,210

Other business types in McDuffie 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 McDuffie County, GA?

McDuffie County has 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $13.6M a year, or $1,674 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $568K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,149 households in McDuffie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McDuffie County has 29.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $568K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, McDuffie County would have about 16, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,358 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is McDuffie County, GA growing?

Population estimates put McDuffie County at 21,640 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,149 households. Median household income in McDuffie County is $56,733, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. McDuffie County scores 26 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,953 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in McDuffie County. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in McDuffie County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of McDuffie County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.