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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clay County, TX

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clay County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,221 of 2,210 scored counties
#76 of 158 scored counties in Texas

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,897 a household
Spending per listing
$740K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.6
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,764
+5.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Clay County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 25.6 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Households in Clay County spend about $8.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,897 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $740K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Clay County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Clay County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Clay County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,221 of 2,210 scored counties and #76 of 158 scored counties in Texas.

How Clay County 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 Clay County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.625.423.3
Spending per listing$740K$779K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a9751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,897$1,983$2,055
Median household income$80,114$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4845

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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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, laundromats and dry cleaners in Clay 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 Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,764+5.0% since 2020
Households
4,289
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,089 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$80,114+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,547
Median home value
$171,500
Jobs located here
1,387
Daytime population
6,701Residents 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 counties in Texas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Clay County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Guadalupe County, TX906810.4$2M+15.8%#21 of 2,210
2Waller County, TX872212.0$1.7M+21.9%#55 of 2,210
3Medina County, TX851910.7$1.8M+11.4%#75 of 2,210
4Wilson County, TX832815.4$1.4M+12.2%#102 of 2,210
5Denton County, TX8054215.0$1.6M+16.9%#143 of 2,210
6San Jacinto County, TX7954.6$3.7M+7.1%#149 of 2,210
7Chambers County, TX792715.7$1.4M+22.6%#161 of 2,210
8Bastrop County, TX775514.9$1.3M+21.3%#195 of 2,210
9Wise County, TX774216.7$1.2M+21.5%#197 of 2,210
10Bosque County, TX7656.7$2.7M+3.6%#202 of 2,210
76Clay County, TX481125.6$740K+5.0%#1,221 of 2,210

Other business types in Clay County

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

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Clay County, TX?

There are 11 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Clay County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $8.1M a year, or $1,897 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $740K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,289 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clay County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Clay County has 25.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $740K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Clay County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Clay County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 10,764 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,289 households. Median household income in Clay County is $80,114, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. Clay County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,221 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Clay County

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