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Clothing and shoe stores in Rockdale County, GA
How Rockdale County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,227 of 2,087 scored counties
#50 of 108 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 62
- 21 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $65.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,889 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,416
- +5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 clothing and shoe stores in Rockdale County. 21 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.0, 11% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Rockdale County comes to about $65.1M a year: $1,889 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 17% 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.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Rockdale County in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,230 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 197 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $52K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Rockdale County.
Population estimates put the population change in Rockdale County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Rockdale County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,227 of 2,087 scored counties and #50 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.
How Rockdale 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 | Rockdale County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,230 | 1,135 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | −6.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,889 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $77,247 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 28+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 415
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 197Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6221 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $52K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Rockdale 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 Rockdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,416+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 34,437
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 130 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 734
- Median household income
- $77,247+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,790
- Median home value
- $292,900
- Jobs located here
- 36,965
- Daytime population
- 90,739Residents 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 Rockdale 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 |
| 50Rockdale County, GA | 45 | 62 | 18.0 | $1M | +5.2% | #1,227 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Rockdale 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 laundry44
- Clothing and shoe stores45
- Laundromats59
- Dry cleaners32
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Rockdale County, GA?
There are 62 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Rockdale County as of September 2026. 21 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 197 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rockdale County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $65.1M a year, or $1,889 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $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 34,437 households in Rockdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rockdale County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Rockdale County has 18.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Rockdale County would have about 51, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,230 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Rockdale County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Rockdale County at 98,416 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,437 households. The median household income in Rockdale County is $77,247 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Rockdale County scores 45 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,227 of 2,087 scored counties.
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