Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Georgia
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Valdosta, GA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Valdosta, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #351 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 149
- 49 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- −11.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $93.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,646 a household
- Spending per listing
- $627K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.2
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 153,276
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Valdosta metro area is 22 (low), #351 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,646 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Valdosta metro area spend about $93.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 149 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $627K per business, 29% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The Valdosta metro area has 149 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 49 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 26.2 per 10,000 households, 12% above 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 the Valdosta metro area was 62 in 2023, down 11.9% from 2019. That is one for every 916 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $4.1M has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Valdosta metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Valdosta metro area grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Valdosta metro 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.
| Measure | Valdosta metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.2 | 25.3 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $627K | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 916 | 903 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.9% | −7.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,646 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,085 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62−11.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 624
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 142Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14949 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Valdosta metro 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 Valdosta metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 153,276+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 56,786
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,607 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $57,085+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,159
- Median home value
- $201,300
- Jobs located here
- 52,940
- Daytime population
- 150,077Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Valdosta metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gainesville, GA | 83 | 101 | 13.7 | $1.4M | +11.4% | #11 of 387 |
| 2Hinesville, GA | 68 | 45 | 14.9 | $1.1M | +12.6% | #70 of 387 |
| 3Dalton, GA | 57 | 95 | 18.2 | $952K | +3.5% | #154 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 55 | 485 | 21.0 | $893K | +5.3% | #168 of 387 |
| 4Warner Robins, GA | 53 | 158 | 21.2 | $889K | +8.2% | #183 of 387 |
| 5Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 47 | 6,119 | 26.5 | $799K | +5.9% | #229 of 387 |
| 6Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 42 | 545 | 23.5 | $781K | +4.7% | #260 of 387 |
| 7Athens-Clarke County, GA | 37 | 209 | 24.3 | $754K | +3.9% | #286 of 387 |
| 8Savannah, GA | 32 | 531 | 32.9 | $581K | +8.1% | #311 of 387 |
| 9Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 26 | 159 | 33.7 | $538K | +4.4% | #340 of 387 |
| 11Valdosta, GA | 22 | 149 | 26.2 | $627K | +3.3% | #351 of 387 |
Other business types in the Valdosta metro area
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 laundry22
- Clothing and shoe stores22
- Laundromats48
- Dry cleaners34
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Valdosta, GA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 149 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Valdosta metro area. 49 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 11.9% from 2019. Another 142 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Valdosta, GA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $93.5M a year, or $1,646 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $627K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,786 households in the Valdosta metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Valdosta, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Valdosta metro area has 26.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $627K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Valdosta metro area would have about 106, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 916 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Valdosta, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Valdosta metro area at 153,276 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,786 households. The median household income in the Valdosta metro area is $57,085 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.1% 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. The Valdosta metro area scores 22 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #351 of 387 scored metro areas.
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