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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fort Bend County, TX
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fort Bend County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #546 of 2,210 scored counties
#30 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 629
- 314 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 261
- −1.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $695.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,376 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 975,191
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Fort Bend County comes to about $695.6M a year: $2,376 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 629 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 26% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 629 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Fort Bend County as of September 2026. 314 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 21.5 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 261 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Fort Bend County in 2023, down 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,122 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,318 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $8.9M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Fort Bend County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fort Bend County grew 17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fort Bend County is 65 (upper middle), #546 of 2,210 scored counties and #30 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Fort Bend 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 | Fort Bend County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.5 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,122 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.1% | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,376 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $114,041 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 264 → 261−1.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $65.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,318Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 629314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 790The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $8.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 975,191+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 292,713
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 862 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,037
- Median household income
- $114,041+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,132
- Median home value
- $374,500
- Jobs located here
- 248,090
- Daytime population
- 729,530Residents 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 Fort Bend 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 |
| 30Fort Bend County, TX | 65 | 629 | 21.5 | $1.1M | +17.4% | #546 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Fort Bend 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 laundry65
- Clothing and shoe stores71
- Laundromats86
- Dry cleaners44
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Fort Bend County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 629 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fort Bend County. 314 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 261 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 1.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,318 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fort Bend County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $695.6M a year, or $2,376 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 629 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 292,713 households in Fort Bend County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fort Bend County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Fort Bend County has 21.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Fort Bend County would have about 790, against 629 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,122 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Fort Bend County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Fort Bend County at 975,191 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 292,713 households. The median household income in Fort Bend County is $114,041 a year, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Fort Bend County scores 65 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #546 of 2,210 scored counties.
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