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Clothing and shoe stores in Chatham County, GA
The clothing and shoe stores in Chatham County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,731 of 2,087 scored counties
#76 of 108 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 373
- 204 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 227
- −9.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $223.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $600K
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.0
- 91% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 311,855
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Chatham County is 30 (lower middle), #1,731 of 2,087 scored counties and #76 of 108 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,858 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Chatham County spend about $223.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 373 clothing and shoe stores, that is $600K per store, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Chatham County has 373 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 55% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 31.0 per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 227 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Chatham County in 2023, down 9.2% from 2019. That is one for every 530 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chatham County grew 5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chatham 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 | Chatham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.0 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $600K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 530 | 1,135 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.2% | −6.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,858 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,097 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 250 → 227−9.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,525
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 230Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 373204 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 176The 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 Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 311,855+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 120,383
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 695
- Median household income
- $71,097+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,268
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Jobs located here
- 168,123
- Daytime population
- 342,441Residents 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 |
| 76Chatham County, GA | 30 | 373 | 31.0 | $600K | +5.7% | #1,731 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 laundry30
- Clothing and shoe stores30
- Laundromats59
- Dry cleaners37
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Chatham County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 373 clothing and shoe stores in Chatham County. 204 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 227 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.2% from 2019. Official counts list 230 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chatham County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $223.7M a year, or $1,858 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 373 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $600K 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 120,383 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Chatham County has 31.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $600K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Chatham County would have about 176, against 373 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 530 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 311,855 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,383 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $71,097, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Chatham County scores 30 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,731 of 2,087 scored counties.
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