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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Oconee County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #679 of 2,210 scored counties
#35 of 112 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
31
9 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,486 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.7
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,893
+6.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 31 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Oconee County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 29%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 20.7 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $2,486 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Oconee County spend about $37.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 37% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Oconee County in 2023. That is one for every 789 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oconee County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Oconee County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #679 of 2,210 scored counties and #35 of 112 scored counties in Georgia.

How Oconee 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 Oconee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureOconee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.725.323.3
Spending per listing$1.2M$772K$880K
Households per official establishment7899031,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,486$1,958$2,055
Median household income$121,217$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6135

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 19
Employees, 2023
305
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
319 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The 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 Oconee 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 Oconee County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,893+6.9% since 2020
Households
14,994
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
184 sq. mi.
People per square mile
236
Median household income
$121,217+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$166,638
Median home value
$461,600
Jobs located here
16,874
Daytime population
41,606Residents 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 Oconee 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
35Oconee County, GA613120.7$1.2M+6.9%#679 of 2,210

Other business types in Oconee 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 Oconee County, GA?

Oconee County has 31 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $37.3M a year, or $2,486 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,994 households in Oconee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oconee County has 20.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Oconee County would have about 42, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 789 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Oconee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Oconee County at 44,893 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,994 households. Median household income in Oconee County is $121,217, 50% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Oconee County scores 61 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #679 of 2,210 scored counties.

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

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