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Clothing and shoe stores in Dodge County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,353 of 2,087 scored counties
#61 of 108 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,562 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.2
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,663
−1.4% 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

At $1,562 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Dodge County spend about $10.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.5M per store, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Dodge County has 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Dodge County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,294 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dodge County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Dodge County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,353 of 2,087 scored counties and #61 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.

How Dodge 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 Dodge County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDodge CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.218.616.2
Spending per listing$1.5M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,2941,1351,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,562$1,958$2,055
Median household income$51,587$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4135

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$170K
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
72 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Dodge 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 Dodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,663−1.4% since 2020
Households
6,881
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$51,587+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,293
Median home value
$118,100
Jobs located here
4,640
Daytime population
18,254Residents 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 Dodge 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
61Dodge County, GA41710.2$1.5M−1.4%#1,353 of 2,087

Other business types in Dodge County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 clothing and shoe stores in Dodge County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.7M a year, or $1,562 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 6,881 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dodge County has 10.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Dodge County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,294 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Dodge County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Dodge County at 19,663 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,881 households. Median household income in Dodge County is $51,587, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Dodge County scores 41 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,353 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 Dodge County

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