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Clothing and shoe stores in Bleckley County, GA

How Bleckley County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,713 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,866
+2.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 clothing and shoe stores in Bleckley County. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households.

At $1,713 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Bleckley County spend about $7.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 2 clothing and shoe stores, that is $3.8M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bleckley County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Bleckley County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, Bleckley County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bleckley 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Bleckley County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBleckley CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.518.616.2
Spending per listing$3.8M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1351,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,713$1,958$2,055
Median household income$62,008$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 in Bleckley 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 Bleckley County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,866+2.8% since 2020
Households
4,465
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
216 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$62,008+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,806
Median home value
$149,600
Jobs located here
2,486
Daytime population
10,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Bleckley County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bryan County, GA94116.6$3.3M+15.6%#9 of 2,087
2Harris County, GA9264.6$4.7M+6.8%#14 of 2,087
3Effingham County, GA89197.8$2.6M+14.1%#33 of 2,087
4Paulding County, GA88488.0$2.6M+12.7%#47 of 2,087
5Forsyth County, GA859110.2$2.6M+11.8%#78 of 2,087
6Barrow County, GA82237.5$2.5M+18.7%#131 of 2,087
7Pickens County, GA82118.2$2.4M+11.4%#134 of 2,087
8Lumpkin County, GA80108.6$2.2M+7.5%#159 of 2,087
9Columbia County, GA80549.8$2.2M+7.9%#160 of 2,087
10Pike County, GA78710.4$1.9M+10.5%#184 of 2,087
Bleckley County, GANot scored24.5$3.8M+2.8%

Other business types in Bleckley County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Bleckley County, GA?

There are 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Bleckley County as of September 2026. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Bleckley County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.6M a year, or $1,713 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,465 households in Bleckley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bleckley County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Bleckley County has 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Bleckley County would have about 6, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Bleckley County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bleckley County at 12,866 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,465 households. The median household income in Bleckley County is $62,008 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Bleckley County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Bleckley County

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