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Area Business Summary
Valdosta, Georgia's tenth largest city with a population of nearly 50,000 and Lowndes County with a population of over 100,000 is quickly becoming Georgia's fastest growing metropolitan area servicing over 320,000 in a 17 county region.
Lowndes County’s retail pull factor has consistently ranked in the top 5 counties in GA since the year 2000, and has ranked #1 out of Georgia’s 159 counties in total retail pull factor for 2 consecutive years.
Effective Buying Income:
| Lowndes County: |
$1,363,161,000 |
| Trade Area: |
$2.8 Billion |
| Median Household EBI (Lowndes): |
$30,628 |
| Buying Power Index: |
Retail Sales
| Food and Beverage |
$127 Million |
| Food Service and Drinking Establishments |
$153 Million |
| General Merchandise |
$372 Million |
| Furniture/ Furnishings/ Appliances |
$38 Million |
| Motor Vehicles and Parts |
$305 Million |
| Total Retail Sales |
$1.8 Billion |
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| Industry |
# of Firms |
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Industry |
# of Firms |
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Goods Producing
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467 |
Service Providing |
2,374 |
| - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting |
34 |
- Utilities |
8 |
| - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction |
3 |
- Wholesale Trade |
153 |
| - Construction |
312 |
- Retail Trade |
572 |
| - Manufacturing |
118 |
- Transportation and Warehousing |
76 |
| --- Food |
13 |
- Information |
36 |
| --- Beverage and Tobacco |
1 |
- Finance and Insurance |
132 |
| --- Textile Mills |
2 |
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing |
135 |
| -- Textile Product Mills |
4 |
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services |
209 |
| --- Apparel |
1 |
- Management of Companies and Enterprises |
8 |
| --- Wood |
8 |
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services |
183 |
| --- Paper |
6 |
- Educational Services |
16 |
| --- Printing and Related Support Activities |
10 |
- Health Care and Social Assistance |
312 |
| --- Petroleum and Coal Products |
1 |
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation |
25 |
| --- Chemical |
9 |
- Accommodation and Food Services |
267 |
| --- Plastics and Rubber Products |
14 |
- Other Services (except Public Administration) |
242 |
| --- Nonmetallic Mineral Product |
6 |
Unclassified - industry not assigned |
14 |
| --- Primary Metal |
1 |
Total - Private Sector |
2,855 |
| --- Fabricated Metal Product |
17 |
Total- Government |
90 |
| --- Machinery |
3 |
- Federal Government |
33 |
| --- Computer and Electronic Product |
1 |
- State Government |
33 |
| --- Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component |
5 |
- Local Government |
24 |
| --- Transportation Equipment |
3 |
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| --- Furniture and Related Product |
8 |
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| ---Miscellaneous |
5 |
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| ALL INDUSTRIES |
2,945 |
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Strategically located on I75, and US Hwy 84 only 40 miles north of I10 makes Lowndes County the perfect location for retailers with a large regional draw, and is emerging as the logistics hub of the South East.
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