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Clothing and shoe stores in Gilmer County, GA
The clothing and shoe stores in Gilmer County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #625 of 2,087 scored counties
#29 of 108 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 17
- 4 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,768 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,894
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gilmer County spend about $23M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,768 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.4M per store, 7% above 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 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Gilmer County as of September 2026. 4 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 19% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Gilmer County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,254 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Gilmer County.
Population estimates put the population change in Gilmer County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Gilmer County is 62 (upper middle), #625 of 2,087 scored counties and #29 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.
How Gilmer 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 | Gilmer County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,254 | 1,135 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,768 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,499 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $625K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 174 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,894+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,015
- Median age
- 49.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 426 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $74,499+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,676
- Median home value
- $314,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,408
- Daytime population
- 28,856Residents 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 Gilmer 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 |
| 29Gilmer County, GA | 62 | 17 | 13.1 | $1.4M | +7.9% | #625 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Gilmer 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores62
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Gilmer County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 clothing and shoe stores in Gilmer County. 4 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gilmer County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $23M a year, or $1,768 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 13,015 households in Gilmer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gilmer County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Gilmer County has 13.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Gilmer County would have about 18, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,254 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Gilmer County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Gilmer County at 33,894 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,015 households. Median household income in Gilmer County is $74,499, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.6%, 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. Gilmer County scores 62 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #625 of 2,087 scored counties.
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