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Clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County, GA

The clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,312 of 2,087 scored counties
#56 of 108 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
106
50 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
50
−12.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$100.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,926 a household
Spending per listing
$946K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.4
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
154,293
+6.6% 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 $1,926 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $100.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $946K of household spending for each store on map listings, 26% 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 106 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 50 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.4, 26% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County in 2023, down 12.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,042 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 253 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $260K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Douglas County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,312 of 2,087 scored counties and #56 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.

How Douglas 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 Douglas County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.418.616.2
Spending per listing$946K$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,0421,1351,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.3%−6.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,926$1,958$2,055
Median household income$82,984$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4335

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57 → 50−12.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
717
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
253Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10650 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$260K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
154,293+6.6% since 2020
Households
52,079
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
200 sq. mi.
People per square mile
739
Median household income
$82,984+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,270
Median home value
$296,900
Jobs located here
54,494
Daytime population
134,308Residents 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 Douglas 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
56Douglas County, GA4310620.4$946K+6.6%#1,312 of 2,087

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 106 clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County. 50 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 12.3% from 2019. Official counts list 253 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $100.3M a year, or $1,926 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $946K 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 52,079 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Douglas County has 20.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $946K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Douglas County would have about 79, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,042 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 154,293 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,079 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $82,984, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Douglas County scores 43 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,312 of 2,087 scored counties.

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