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Clothing and shoe stores in Oconee County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #648 of 2,087 scored counties
#31 of 108 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
22
8 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,486 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.7
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,893
+6.9% 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

Households in Oconee County spend about $37.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,486 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per store, 33% 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 22 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Oconee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.7, 9% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Oconee County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 789 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oconee County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Oconee County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #648 of 2,087 scored counties and #31 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.

How Oconee 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 Oconee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureOconee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.718.616.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7891,1351,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,486$1,958$2,055
Median household income$121,217$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6135

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 19
Employees, 2023
305
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
228 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 Oconee 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 Oconee County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,893+6.9% since 2020
Households
14,994
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
184 sq. mi.
People per square mile
236
Median household income
$121,217+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$166,638
Median home value
$461,600
Jobs located here
16,874
Daytime population
41,606Residents 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 Oconee 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
31Oconee County, GA612214.7$1.7M+6.9%#648 of 2,087

Other business types in Oconee County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 clothing and shoe stores in Oconee County. 8 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $37.3M a year, or $2,486 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 14,994 households in Oconee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oconee County has 14.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Oconee County would have about 29, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 789 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Oconee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Oconee County at 44,893 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,994 households. Median household income in Oconee County is $121,217, 50% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Oconee County scores 61 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #648 of 2,087 scored counties.

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