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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gregg County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gregg County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,062 of 2,210 scored counties
#147 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 201
- 71 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 73
- −15.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $85.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $423K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.6
- 79% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 126,095
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gregg County is 21 (low), #2,062 of 2,210 scored counties and #147 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 201 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Gregg County. Of those, 71 are chain locations, or 35%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 41.6 per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Gregg County comes to about $85.1M a year: $1,762 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 201 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $423K per business, 52% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Gregg County in 2023, down 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 661 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Gregg County. Population estimates show Gregg County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gregg 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 | Gregg County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.6 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $423K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 661 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.1% | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,762 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,550 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86 → 73−15.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 992
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 116Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20171 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Gregg 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 Gregg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 126,095+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 48,277
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 273 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 459
- Median household income
- $66,550+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,869
- Median home value
- $203,400
- Jobs located here
- 76,302
- Daytime population
- 146,893Residents 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 Gregg 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 |
| 147Gregg County, TX | 21 | 201 | 41.6 | $423K | +1.4% | #2,062 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Gregg 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 laundry21
- Clothing and shoe stores21
- Laundromats33
- Dry cleaners17
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Gregg County, TX?
There are 201 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Gregg County as of September 2026. 71 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 15.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 116 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gregg County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $85.1M a year, or $1,762 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 201 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $423K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,277 households in Gregg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gregg County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Gregg County has 41.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $423K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Gregg County would have about 97, against 201 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 661 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Gregg County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gregg County at 126,095 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,277 households. Median household income in Gregg County is $66,550, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Gregg County scores 21 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,062 of 2,210 scored counties.
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