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Clothing and shoe stores in Meriwether County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Meriwether County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #852 of 2,087 scored counties
#38 of 108 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,628 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,516
+4.4% 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 8 clothing and shoe stores in Meriwether County. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Meriwether County spend about $13.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,628 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.7M per store, 34% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Meriwether County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Meriwether County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Meriwether County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #852 of 2,087 scored counties and #38 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.

How Meriwether 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 Meriwether County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureMeriwether CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.518.616.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1351,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,628$1,958$2,055
Median household income$57,340$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5535

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
21,516+4.4% since 2020
Households
8,391
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
501 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$57,340+54.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,311
Median home value
$168,800
Jobs located here
4,267
Daytime population
16,127Residents 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 Meriwether 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
38Meriwether County, GA5589.5$1.7M+4.4%#852 of 2,087

Other business types in Meriwether County

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

Questions

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

Meriwether County has 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Meriwether County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.7M a year, or $1,628 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 8,391 households in Meriwether County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Meriwether County has 9.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Meriwether County would have about 11, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Meriwether County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Meriwether County at 21,516 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,391 households. The median household income in Meriwether County is $57,340 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 54.5% 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. 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. Meriwether County scores 55 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #852 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Meriwether County

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