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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Comal County, TX
How Comal County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #509 of 2,210 scored counties
#29 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 152
- 37 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- −5.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $160.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,243 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.3
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,166
- +27.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 152 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Comal County. Of those, 37 are chain locations, or 24%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.3, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $2,243 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Comal County spend about $160.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.1M per business, 20% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Comal County in 2023, down 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,297 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 178 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $350K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Comal County.
Population estimates show Comal County grew 27.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Comal County is 66 (upper middle), #509 of 2,210 scored counties and #29 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Comal 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.
| Measure | Comal County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.3 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,297 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.2% | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +27.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,243 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $101,889 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 55−5.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 700
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 178Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15237 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 182The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Comal 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 Comal County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,166+27.9% since 2020
- Households
- 71,354
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 329
- Median household income
- $101,889+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,953
- Median home value
- $427,200
- Jobs located here
- 76,984
- Daytime population
- 179,700Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Comal County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guadalupe County, TX | 90 | 68 | 10.4 | $2M | +15.8% | #21 of 2,210 |
| 2Waller County, TX | 87 | 22 | 12.0 | $1.7M | +21.9% | #55 of 2,210 |
| 3Medina County, TX | 85 | 19 | 10.7 | $1.8M | +11.4% | #75 of 2,210 |
| 4Wilson County, TX | 83 | 28 | 15.4 | $1.4M | +12.2% | #102 of 2,210 |
| 5Denton County, TX | 80 | 542 | 15.0 | $1.6M | +16.9% | #143 of 2,210 |
| 6San Jacinto County, TX | 79 | 5 | 4.6 | $3.7M | +7.1% | #149 of 2,210 |
| 7Chambers County, TX | 79 | 27 | 15.7 | $1.4M | +22.6% | #161 of 2,210 |
| 8Bastrop County, TX | 77 | 55 | 14.9 | $1.3M | +21.3% | #195 of 2,210 |
| 9Wise County, TX | 77 | 42 | 16.7 | $1.2M | +21.5% | #197 of 2,210 |
| 10Bosque County, TX | 76 | 5 | 6.7 | $2.7M | +3.6% | #202 of 2,210 |
| 29Comal County, TX | 66 | 152 | 21.3 | $1.1M | +27.9% | #509 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Comal 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores68
- Laundromats93
- Dry cleaners50
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Comal County, TX?
There are 152 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Comal County as of September 2026. 37 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 5.2% from 2019. Official counts list 178 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Comal County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $160.1M a year, or $2,243 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 152 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,354 households in Comal County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Comal County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Comal County has 21.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Comal County would have about 182, against 152 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,297 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Comal County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Comal County at 209,166 people in 2025, up 27.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,354 households. Median household income in Comal County is $101,889, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Comal County scores 66 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #509 of 2,210 scored counties.
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