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Clothing and shoe stores in Dawson County, GA
How Dawson 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,526 of 2,087 scored counties
#68 of 108 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 88
- 73 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- −7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,096 a household
- Spending per listing
- $276K
- 78% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 76.0
- 4.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,365
- +30.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 88 clothing and shoe stores in Dawson County. Of those, 73 are chain locations, or 83%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 76.0 per 10,000 households, 4.7 times the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Dawson County spend about $24.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,096 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $276K of household spending for each store on map listings, 78% below 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.
Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Dawson County in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 143 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Dawson County.
Population estimates show Dawson County grew 30.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dawson County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,526 of 2,087 scored counties and #68 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.
How Dawson 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 | Dawson County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 76.0 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $276K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 143 | 1,135 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.9% | −6.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +30.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,096 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $92,991 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 88 → 81−7.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,344
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8873 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,365+30.7% since 2020
- Households
- 11,573
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 211 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $92,991+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,762
- Median home value
- $406,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,727
- Daytime population
- 25,801Residents 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 Dawson 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 |
| 68Dawson County, GA | 37 | 88 | 76.0 | $276K | +30.7% | #1,526 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Dawson 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Dawson County, GA?
There are 88 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Dawson County as of September 2026. 73 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dawson County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $24.3M a year, or $2,096 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 88 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $276K 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 11,573 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Dawson County has 76.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 4.7 times the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $276K, 78% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Dawson County would have about 19, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 143 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dawson County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 35,365 people in 2025, up 30.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,573 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $92,991 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. Dawson County scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,526 of 2,087 scored counties.
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