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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hale County, TX
How Hale 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 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,094 of 2,210 scored counties
#151 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 29
- 10 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,584 a household
- Spending per listing
- $602K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,819
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hale County is 19 (low), #2,094 of 2,210 scored counties and #151 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hale County. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 26.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,584 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Hale County spend about $17.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $602K per business, 32% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hale County in 2023. That is one for every 1,225 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hale County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hale 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 | Hale County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $602K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,225 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,584 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $51,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $525K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2910 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Hale 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 Hale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,819−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,024
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,005 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $51,897+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,923
- Median home value
- $116,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,684
- Daytime population
- 28,363Residents 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 |
| 151Hale County, TX | 19 | 29 | 26.3 | $602K | −2.0% | #2,094 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Hale 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 laundry19
- Clothing and shoe stores15
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Hale County, TX?
Hale County has 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hale County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $17.5M a year, or $1,584 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $602K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,024 households in Hale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hale County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Hale County has 26.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $602K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hale County would have about 20, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,225 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Hale County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hale County at 31,819 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,024 households. Median household income in Hale County is $51,897, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.3%, 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. Hale County scores 19 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,094 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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