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Clothing and shoe stores in Polk County, GA
The clothing and shoe stores in Polk County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #730 of 2,087 scored counties
#34 of 108 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 20
- 6 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,669 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,514
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Polk County spend about $26.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,669 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 4% 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 20 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 30%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Polk County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,975 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #730 of 2,087 scored counties and #34 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,975 | 1,135 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,669 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,515 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $194K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 206 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,514+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,901
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 310 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $58,515+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,122
- Median home value
- $187,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,410
- Daytime population
- 36,371Residents 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 Polk 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 |
| 34Polk County, GA | 59 | 20 | 12.6 | $1.3M | +6.0% | #730 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Polk 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 laundry58
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Polk County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 clothing and shoe stores in Polk County. 6 of them (30%) 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 list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Polk County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $26.5M a year, or $1,669 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 15,901 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Polk County has 12.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Polk County would have about 21, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,975 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 45,514 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,901 households. Median household income in Polk County is $58,515, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.4%, 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. Polk County scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #730 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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