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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Muscogee County, GA
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Muscogee County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,175 of 2,210 scored counties
#110 of 112 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 260
- 110 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 115
- −10.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $137.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,692 a household
- Spending per listing
- $530K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.9
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 202,171
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Muscogee County scores 13 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #2,175 of 2,210 scored counties and #110 of 112 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 260 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Muscogee County. 110 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 31.9 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Muscogee County comes to about $137.8M a year: $1,692 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $530K of household spending for each business on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 115 businesses with payroll in Muscogee County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 708 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $65K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Muscogee County. Population estimates show Muscogee County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Muscogee 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 | Muscogee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.9 | 25.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $530K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 708 | 903 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.2% | −7.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,692 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,073 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 128 → 115−10.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,345
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 203Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 260110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 157The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $65K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Muscogee 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 Muscogee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 202,171−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 81,415
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 217 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 941
- Median household income
- $58,073+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,006
- Median home value
- $193,900
- Jobs located here
- 84,654
- Daytime population
- 216,091Residents 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 Muscogee 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 |
| 110Muscogee County, GA | 13 | 260 | 31.9 | $530K | −2.3% | #2,175 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Muscogee 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 laundry13
- Clothing and shoe stores14
- Laundromats46
- Dry cleaners18
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Muscogee County, GA?
Muscogee County has 260 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 110 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 10.2% from 2019. Another 203 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Muscogee County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $137.8M a year, or $1,692 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 260 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $530K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 81,415 households in Muscogee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Muscogee County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Muscogee County has 31.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $530K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Muscogee County would have about 157, against 260 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 708 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Muscogee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Muscogee County at 202,171 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 81,415 households. Median household income in Muscogee County is $58,073, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Muscogee County scores 13 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,175 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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