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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dallas County, TX
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dallas County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,739 of 2,210 scored counties
#114 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 3,093
- 1,063 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 1,190
- −9.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $625K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.5
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,661,397
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dallas County is 34 (lower middle), #1,739 of 2,210 scored counties and #114 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Dallas County comes to about $1.9B a year: $1,966 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $625K per business, 29% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 3,093 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 31.5 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 1,190 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Dallas County in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 826 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 40 SBA-backed loans worth $27.9M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Dallas County. Population estimates show Dallas County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dallas 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 | Dallas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.5 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $625K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 826 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.8% | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,966 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,547 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,320 → 1,190−9.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 15,266
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $424.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,098Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,0931,063 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,195The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 40
- Amount
- $27.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,661,397+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 982,737
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 873 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,002
- Median household income
- $76,547+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,403
- Median home value
- $303,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,894,804
- Daytime population
- 3,279,819Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 114Dallas County, TX | 34 | 3,093 | 31.5 | $625K | +1.9% | #1,739 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 laundry34
- Clothing and shoe stores38
- Laundromats36
- Dry cleaners24
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Dallas County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3,093 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dallas County. 1,063 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 1,190 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019. Official counts list 3,098 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dallas County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.9B a year, or $1,966 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,093 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $625K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 982,737 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Dallas County has 31.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $625K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Dallas County would have about 2,195, against 3,093 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 826 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 2,661,397 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 982,737 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $76,547 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Dallas County scores 34 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,739 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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