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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #322 of 387 scored metro areas
#17 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
363
133 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
152
−23.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$268.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,796 a household
Spending per listing
$739K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.3
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
399,310
+0.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area is 29 (lower middle), #322 of 387 scored metro areas and #17 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 363 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 24.3 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,796 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area spend about $268.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $739K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area in 2023, down 23.5% from 2019. That is one for every 983 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $257K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area. Population estimates show the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area compares

The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses 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, shoes and laundry in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBeaumont-Port Arthur metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.325.423.3
Spending per listing$739K$779K$880K
Households per official establishment9839751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−23.5%−10.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,796$1,983$2,055
Median household income$64,659$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2945

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
152−23.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,454
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
461Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
363133 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
305The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$257K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area, 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 the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
399,310+0.5% since 2020
Households
149,466
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,101 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$64,659+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,951
Median home value
$173,600
Jobs located here
151,181
Daytime population
386,011Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Texas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX682,24422.7$993K+14.0%#74 of 387
2Sherman-Denison, TX5813624.6$756K+12.8%#146 of 387
3San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX532,18522.6$854K+9.5%#187 of 387
4Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX537,42325.7$828K+10.6%#190 of 387
5Killeen-Temple, TX5234319.3$917K+7.2%#191 of 387
6Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX526,96026.1$786K+10.3%#198 of 387
7Midland, TX4520529.4$735K+9.8%#243 of 387
8College Station-Bryan, TX4023322.0$807K+6.9%#271 of 387
9Odessa, TX4016826.0$710K+5.0%#272 of 387
10Waco, TX3628225.4$709K+4.2%#290 of 387
17Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX2936324.3$739K+0.5%#322 of 387

Other business types in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area

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

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area?

The Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area has 363 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 133 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 23.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 461 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $268.4M a year, or $1,796 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 363 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $739K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 149,466 households in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

The Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area has 24.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $739K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area would have about 305, against 363 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 983 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area at 399,310 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 149,466 households. Median household income in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area is $64,659, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. The Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area scores 29 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #322 of 387 scored metro areas.

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