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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rockdale County, GA

How Rockdale 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,350 of 2,210 scored counties
#57 of 112 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
79
24 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
38
+5.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$65.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,889 a household
Spending per listing
$824K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.9
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,416
+5.2% 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 $1,889 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Rockdale County spend about $65.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $824K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 79 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Rockdale County as of September 2026. 24 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 22.9 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Rockdale County was 38 in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 906 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 193 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $52K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Rockdale County.

Population estimates show Rockdale County grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rockdale County is 44 (lower middle), #1,350 of 2,210 scored counties and #57 of 112 scored counties in Georgia.

How Rockdale 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 Rockdale County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureRockdale CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.925.323.3
Spending per listing$824K$772K$880K
Households per official establishment9069031,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.6%−7.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,889$1,958$2,055
Median household income$77,247$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4435

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 38+5.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
463
Annual payroll, 2023
$9M
One-person businesses, 2023
193Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7924 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$52K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Rockdale 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 Rockdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
98,416+5.2% since 2020
Households
34,437
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
130 sq. mi.
People per square mile
734
Median household income
$77,247+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,790
Median home value
$292,900
Jobs located here
36,965
Daytime population
90,739Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Rockdale 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
57Rockdale County, GA447922.9$824K+5.2%#1,350 of 2,210

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 79 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Rockdale County. 24 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 193 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $65.1M a year, or $1,889 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $824K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,437 households in Rockdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rockdale County has 22.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $824K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Rockdale County would have about 74, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 906 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Rockdale County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Rockdale County at 98,416 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,437 households. The median household income in Rockdale County is $77,247 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Rockdale County scores 44 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,350 of 2,210 scored counties.

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