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Clothing and shoe stores in Upson County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Upson County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,443 of 2,087 scored counties
#64 of 108 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,655 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,500
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,655 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Upson County spend about $17.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Upson County has 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 16.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Upson County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,766 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Upson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Upson County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,443 of 2,087 scored counties and #64 of 108 scored counties in Georgia.
How Upson 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 | Upson County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,766 | 1,135 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,655 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,429 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $203K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Upson 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 Upson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,500+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,595
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $55,429+47.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,039
- Median home value
- $168,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,450
- Daytime population
- 23,235Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 64Upson County, GA | 39 | 17 | 16.0 | $1M | +2.7% | #1,443 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Upson 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Upson County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 clothing and shoe stores in Upson County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Upson County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $17.5M a year, or $1,655 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 10,595 households in Upson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Upson County, GA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Upson County has 16.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Upson County would have about 14, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,766 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Upson County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Upson County at 28,500 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,595 households. Median household income in Upson County is $55,429, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.3%, 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. Upson County scores 39 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,443 of 2,087 scored counties.
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