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Clothing and shoe stores in Fulton County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Fulton County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,519 of 2,087 scored counties
#67 of 108 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 1,326
- 469 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 573
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,243 a household
- Spending per listing
- $782K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.7
- 77% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,098,791
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fulton County spend about $1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,243 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,326 clothing and shoe stores, that is $782K per store, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Fulton County has 1,326 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 469 are chain locations, or 35%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.7, 77% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Fulton County was 573 in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 807 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,872 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $9.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Fulton County.
Population estimates show Fulton County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Fulton County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,519 of 2,087 scored counties and #67 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.
How Fulton 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 | Fulton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.7 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $782K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 807 | 1,135 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | −6.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,243 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $95,292 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 593 → 573−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,452
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $208M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,872Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,326469 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 816The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $9.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Fulton 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 Fulton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,098,791+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 462,481
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,043
- Median household income
- $95,292+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,610
- Median home value
- $458,800
- Jobs located here
- 965,119
- Daytime population
- 1,533,450Residents 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 Fulton 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 |
| 67Fulton County, GA | 37 | 1,326 | 28.7 | $782K | +2.7% | #1,519 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Fulton 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats77
- Dry cleaners29
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Fulton County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,326 clothing and shoe stores in Fulton County. 469 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 573 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. Another 1,872 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fulton County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1B a year, or $2,243 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,326 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $782K 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 462,481 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fulton County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Fulton County has 28.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 77% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $782K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Fulton County would have about 816, against 1,326 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 807 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Fulton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fulton County at 1,098,791 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 462,481 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $95,292, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Fulton County scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,519 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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