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Clothing and shoe stores in the LaGrange, GA-AL area

How the LaGrange, GA-AL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #286 of 536 scored small-town markets
#6 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
59
20 chain locations (34%)
Official establishments
24
−15.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,656 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.6
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,097
+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

As of September 2026, map listings count 59 clothing and shoe stores in the LaGrange area. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 34%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 14.6 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in the LaGrange area spend about $66.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,656 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in the LaGrange area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,681 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 159 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $61K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the LaGrange area.

Population estimates put the population change in the LaGrange area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the LaGrange area is 49 (lower middle), #286 of 536 scored small-town markets and #6 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.

How the LaGrange area 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 LaGrange, GA-AL area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLaGrange areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.618.616.2
Spending per listing$1.1M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,6811,1351,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.4%−6.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,656$1,958$2,055
Median household income$54,888$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4935

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24−15.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
216
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
159Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5920 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$61K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the LaGrange area, 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 the LaGrange area

Population, 2025 estimate
107,097+3.0% since 2020
Households
40,338
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,011 sq. mi.
People per square mile
103
Median household income
$54,888+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,775
Median home value
$182,600
Jobs located here
45,914
Daytime population
103,636Residents 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 small-town markets in Georgia for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the LaGrange area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kingsland, GA812511.5$1.6M+9.5%#25 of 536
2Cornelia, GA78169.6$1.9M+9.3%#38 of 536
3Toccoa, GA6698.6$1.8M+3.8%#130 of 536
4Cedartown, GA662012.6$1.3M+6.0%#134 of 536
5Moultrie, GA522213.1$1.2M+3.3%#252 of 536
6LaGrange, GA-AL495914.6$1.1M+3.0%#286 of 536
7Thomaston, GA461716.0$1M+2.7%#308 of 536
8Jefferson, GA429433.1$617K+29.3%#343 of 536
9Summerville, GA401213.1$1.2M+1.5%#354 of 536
10Jesup, GA382119.0$842K+7.8%#380 of 536

Other business types in the LaGrange area

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the LaGrange, GA-AL area?

The LaGrange area has 59 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 159 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the LaGrange, GA-AL area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $66.8M a year, or $1,656 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,338 households in the LaGrange area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the LaGrange, GA-AL area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The LaGrange area has 14.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the LaGrange area would have about 53, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,681 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the LaGrange, GA-AL area growing?

Population estimates put the LaGrange area at 107,097 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,338 households. The median household income in the LaGrange area is $54,888 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The LaGrange area scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #286 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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