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Clothing and shoe stores in Dougherty County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 5 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,083 of 2,087 scored counties
#108 of 108 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
108
49 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
48
−9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$52.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,533 a household
Spending per listing
$487K
62% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.5
94% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,616
−3.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Dougherty County is 5 (very low), #2,083 of 2,087 scored counties and #108 of 108 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Dougherty County spend about $52.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,533 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $487K per store, 62% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Dougherty County has 108 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 31.5 per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Dougherty County in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 714 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Dougherty County declined 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Dougherty 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 Dougherty County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDougherty CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.518.616.2
Spending per listing$487K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7141,1351,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.4%−6.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,533$1,958$2,055
Median household income$49,044$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score535

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
53 → 48−9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
583
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
161Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10849 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The 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 Dougherty 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 Dougherty County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,616−3.0% since 2020
Households
34,280
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
45%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
253
Median household income
$49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,820
Median home value
$134,400
Jobs located here
43,701
Daytime population
96,519Residents 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 Dougherty 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
108Dougherty County, GA510831.5$487K−3.0%#2,083 of 2,087

Other business types in Dougherty County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 108 clothing and shoe stores in Dougherty County. 49 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. Another 161 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $52.5M a year, or $1,533 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 108 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $487K 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 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dougherty County has 31.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $487K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 41, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 714 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 5 for clothing and shoe stores (very low), #2,083 of 2,087 scored counties.

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