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Clothing and shoe stores in Bartow County, GA
The clothing and shoe stores in Bartow County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #222 of 2,087 scored counties
#15 of 108 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 39
- 6 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $78.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,922 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,800
- +10.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Bartow County comes to about $78.5M a year: $1,922 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 58% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Bartow County has 39 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 15%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 9.6 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Bartow County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,551 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bartow County.
Population estimates show Bartow County grew 10.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Bartow County is 76 (high), #222 of 2,087 scored counties and #15 of 108 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bartow 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 and shoe stores 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 | Bartow County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,551 | 1,135 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,922 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $82,243 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 217
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 396 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bartow 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 Bartow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,800+10.5% since 2020
- Households
- 40,819
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 459 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 246
- Median household income
- $82,243+43.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,843
- Median home value
- $289,000
- Jobs located here
- 44,974
- Daytime population
- 102,506Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bryan County, GA | 94 | 11 | 6.6 | $3.3M | +15.6% | #9 of 2,087 |
| 2Harris County, GA | 92 | 6 | 4.6 | $4.7M | +6.8% | #14 of 2,087 |
| 3Effingham County, GA | 89 | 19 | 7.8 | $2.6M | +14.1% | #33 of 2,087 |
| 4Paulding County, GA | 88 | 48 | 8.0 | $2.6M | +12.7% | #47 of 2,087 |
| 5Forsyth County, GA | 85 | 91 | 10.2 | $2.6M | +11.8% | #78 of 2,087 |
| 6Barrow County, GA | 82 | 23 | 7.5 | $2.5M | +18.7% | #131 of 2,087 |
| 7Pickens County, GA | 82 | 11 | 8.2 | $2.4M | +11.4% | #134 of 2,087 |
| 8Lumpkin County, GA | 80 | 10 | 8.6 | $2.2M | +7.5% | #159 of 2,087 |
| 9Columbia County, GA | 80 | 54 | 9.8 | $2.2M | +7.9% | #160 of 2,087 |
| 10Pike County, GA | 78 | 7 | 10.4 | $1.9M | +10.5% | #184 of 2,087 |
| 15Bartow County, GA | 76 | 39 | 9.6 | $2M | +10.5% | #222 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Bartow 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 laundry69
- Clothing and shoe stores76
- Laundromats57
- Dry cleaners43
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Bartow County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 clothing and shoe stores in Bartow County. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bartow County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $78.5M a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,819 households in Bartow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bartow County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Bartow County has 9.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Bartow County would have about 62, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,551 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Bartow County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Bartow County at 120,800 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,819 households. Median household income in Bartow County is $82,243, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.2%, 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. Bartow County scores 76 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #222 of 2,087 scored counties.
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