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Clothing and shoe stores in Clarke County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Clarke County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,939 of 2,087 scored counties
#93 of 108 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 134
- 62 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- −19.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $91.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,678 a household
- Spending per listing
- $682K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.6
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,921
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Clarke County is 20 (low), #1,939 of 2,087 scored counties and #93 of 108 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,678 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Clarke County spend about $91.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $682K of household spending for each store on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Clarke County has 134 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 24.6 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Clarke County in 2023, down 19.7% from 2019. That is one for every 955 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Clarke County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clarke County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clarke 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 | Clarke County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.6 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $682K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 955 | 1,135 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.7% | −6.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,678 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $53,625 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 71 → 57−19.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 683
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13462 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Clarke 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 Clarke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,921+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 54,454
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 41%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 119 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,086
- Median household income
- $53,625+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,676
- Median home value
- $298,900
- Jobs located here
- 71,696
- Daytime population
- 151,489Residents 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 |
| 93Clarke County, GA | 20 | 134 | 24.6 | $682K | +1.0% | #1,939 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Clarke 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 laundry20
- Clothing and shoe stores20
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners28
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Clarke County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 134 clothing and shoe stores in Clarke County. 62 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 19.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 80 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clarke County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $91.4M a year, or $1,678 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $682K 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 54,454 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clarke County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Clarke County has 24.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $682K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Clarke County would have about 72, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 955 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Clarke County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Clarke County at 129,921 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,454 households. Median household income in Clarke County is $53,625, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Clarke County scores 20 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,939 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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