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Clothing and shoe stores in Cook County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Cook County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,341 of 2,087 scored counties
#60 of 108 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,689 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.9
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,232
+5.8% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cook County comes to about $10.6M a year: $1,689 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Cook County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.9, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Cook County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Cook County grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Cook County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,341 of 2,087 scored counties and #60 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.

How Cook 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 Cook County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCook CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.918.616.2
Spending per listing$1.1M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1351,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,689$1,958$2,055
Median household income$53,651$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4235

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
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Cook 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 Cook County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,232+5.8% since 2020
Households
6,304
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
77
Median household income
$53,651+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,581
Median home value
$157,500
Jobs located here
4,560
Daytime population
15,217Residents 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 Cook 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
60Cook County, GA421015.9$1.1M+5.8%#1,341 of 2,087

Other business types in Cook County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in Cook County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Cook County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.6M a year, or $1,689 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 6,304 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cook County has 15.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Cook County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Cook County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Cook County at 18,232 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,304 households. Median household income in Cook County is $53,651, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Cook County scores 42 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,341 of 2,087 scored counties.

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 Cook County

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