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Clothing and shoe stores in Laurens County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Laurens County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,869 of 2,087 scored counties
#86 of 108 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 42
- 9 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,660 a household
- Spending per listing
- $735K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,041
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Laurens County is 24 (low), #1,869 of 2,087 scored counties and #86 of 108 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 clothing and shoe stores in Laurens County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 21%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 22.6 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,660 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Laurens County spend about $30.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 42 clothing and shoe stores, that is $735K per store, 42% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Laurens County was 20 in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 930 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $172K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Laurens County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laurens County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Laurens 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 | Laurens County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $735K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 930 | 1,135 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −6.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,660 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,010 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 20−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 69Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 429 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $172K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Laurens 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 Laurens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,041+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,592
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $55,010+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,138
- Median home value
- $154,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,888
- Daytime population
- 49,124Residents 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 Laurens 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 |
| 86Laurens County, GA | 24 | 42 | 22.6 | $735K | +3.0% | #1,869 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Laurens 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 laundry23
- Clothing and shoe stores24
- Laundromats20
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Laurens County, GA?
There are 42 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Laurens County as of September 2026. 9 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. Official counts list 69 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Laurens County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30.9M a year, or $1,660 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $735K 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 18,592 households in Laurens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laurens County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Laurens County has 22.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $735K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Laurens County would have about 24, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 930 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Laurens County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Laurens County at 51,041 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,592 households. The median household income in Laurens County is $55,010 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.6% 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. 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. Laurens County scores 24 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,869 of 2,087 scored counties.
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