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Clothing and shoe stores in Union County, GA

The clothing and shoe stores in Union County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #659 of 2,087 scored counties
#33 of 108 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,774 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.2
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,859
+12.3% 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 Union County spend about $20.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,774 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.5M per store, 15% 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 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 12.2 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Union County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Union County grew 12.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #659 of 2,087 scored counties and #33 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.

How Union 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 Union County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.218.616.2
Spending per listing$1.5M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1351,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,774$1,958$2,055
Median household income$66,176$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6135

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
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,859+12.3% since 2020
Households
11,490
Median age
54.9
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
324 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$66,176+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,627
Median home value
$307,400
Jobs located here
7,649
Daytime population
24,337Residents 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 Union 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
33Union County, GA611412.2$1.5M+12.3%#659 of 2,087

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing and shoe stores in Union County. 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 Union County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $20.4M a year, or $1,774 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 11,490 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 12.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Union County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings.

How fast is Union County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 27,859 people in 2025, up 12.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,490 households. Median household income in Union County is $66,176, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. Union County scores 61 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #659 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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