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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Statesboro, GA area

How the Statesboro, GA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #407 of 536 scored small-town markets
#12 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
95
22 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
38
+8.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$58.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,674 a household
Spending per listing
$616K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.2
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,977
+8.0% 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

The Statesboro area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #407 of 536 scored small-town markets and #12 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 95 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Statesboro area. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 23%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 27.2 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,674 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Statesboro area spend about $58.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $616K per business, 30% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in the Statesboro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, up 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 919 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Statesboro area. Population estimates show the Statesboro area grew 8.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Statesboro area 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 Statesboro, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureStatesboro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.225.323.3
Spending per listing$616K$772K$880K
Households per official establishment9199031,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.8%−7.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,674$1,958$2,055
Median household income$57,446$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3635

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
38+8.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
387
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
71Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9522 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$500K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Statesboro area, 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 the Statesboro area

Population, 2025 estimate
97,977+8.0% since 2020
Households
34,933
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
859 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$57,446
Average household income
$79,525
Median home value
$207,800
Jobs located here
31,179
Daytime population
89,130Residents 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 small-town markets in Georgia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Statesboro area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kingsland, GA823315.2$1.2M+9.5%#21 of 536
2Cornelia, GA762514.9$1.2M+9.3%#55 of 536
3Cedartown, GA662817.6$948K+6.0%#130 of 536
4Toccoa, GA651413.3$1.2M+3.8%#134 of 536
5LaGrange, GA-AL497719.1$867K+3.0%#279 of 536
6Thomaston, GA492220.8$797K+2.7%#282 of 536
7Jefferson, GA4311038.7$527K+29.3%#337 of 536
8Summerville, GA421516.4$931K+1.5%#339 of 536
9Jesup, GA392724.4$655K+7.8%#374 of 536
10Calhoun, GA386430.0$593K+6.9%#383 of 536
12Statesboro, GA369527.2$616K+8.0%#407 of 536

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Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Statesboro, GA area?

There are 95 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Statesboro area as of September 2026. 22 of them (23%) 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 8.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 71 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Statesboro, GA area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $58.5M 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 95 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $616K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,933 households in the Statesboro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Statesboro area has 27.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $616K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Statesboro area would have about 66, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 919 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Statesboro, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Statesboro area at 97,977 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,933 households. Median household income in the Statesboro area is $57,446, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Statesboro area scores 36 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #407 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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