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Clothing and shoe stores in Cobb County, GA
How Cobb 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 · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #903 of 2,087 scored counties
#39 of 108 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 510
- 260 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 264
- −9.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $673M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,276 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 793,345
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 510 clothing and shoe stores in Cobb County. 260 of them (51%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 17.2 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Cobb County spend about $673M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,276 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 510 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 264 businesses with payroll in Cobb County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,120 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 877 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cobb County.
Population estimates show Cobb County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Cobb County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #903 of 2,087 scored counties and #39 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.
How Cobb 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 | Cobb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,120 | 1,135 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.9% | −6.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,276 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $102,738 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 293 → 264−9.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,735
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $69.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 877Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 510260 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 530The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cobb 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 Cobb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 793,345+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 295,714
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,282
- Median household income
- $102,738+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,477
- Median home value
- $407,200
- Jobs located here
- 414,080
- Daytime population
- 823,370Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Cobb County marked.
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 |
| 39Cobb County, GA | 54 | 510 | 17.2 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #903 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Cobb 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats68
- Dry cleaners31
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Cobb County, GA?
There are 510 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Cobb County as of September 2026. 260 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 264 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 877 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cobb County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $673M a year, or $2,276 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 510 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 295,714 households in Cobb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cobb County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Cobb County has 17.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Cobb County would have about 530, against 510 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,120 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cobb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cobb County at 793,345 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 295,714 households. The median household income in Cobb County is $102,738 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Cobb County scores 54 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #903 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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