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Clothing and shoe stores in Tift County, GA
The clothing and shoe stores in Tift County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,001 of 2,087 scored counties
#98 of 108 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 54
- 18 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,650 a household
- Spending per listing
- $478K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.5
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,254
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Tift County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #2,001 of 2,087 scored counties and #98 of 108 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Tift County comes to about $25.8M a year: $1,650 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 54 clothing and shoe stores, that is $478K per store, 62% below 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 54 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Tift County as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 33%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 34.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Tift County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 711 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Tift County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tift 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 | Tift County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.5 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $478K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 711 | 1,135 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.3% | −6.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,650 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $53,255 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 22−8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 223
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5418 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Tift 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 Tift County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,254+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,640
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 261 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $53,255+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,766
- Median home value
- $165,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,738
- Daytime population
- 47,133Residents 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 Tift 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 |
| 98Tift County, GA | 17 | 54 | 34.5 | $478K | +2.1% | #2,001 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Tift 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 laundry18
- Clothing and shoe stores17
- Laundromats18
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Tift County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 clothing and shoe stores in Tift County. 18 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Tift County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $25.8M a year, or $1,650 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $478K 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 15,640 households in Tift County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tift County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Tift County has 34.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $478K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Tift County would have about 20, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 711 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Tift County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Tift County at 42,254 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,640 households. Median household income in Tift County is $53,255, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.7%, 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. Tift County scores 17 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #2,001 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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