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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hays County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hays County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,487 of 2,210 scored counties
#95 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 366
- 191 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 166
- −6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $209.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,098 a household
- Spending per listing
- $572K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.7
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,390
- +24.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hays County spend about $209.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,098 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $572K of household spending for each business on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Hays County has 366 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 191 are chain locations, or 52%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 36.7 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 166 businesses with payroll in Hays County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 602 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 198 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hays County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hays County grew 24.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hays County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,487 of 2,210 scored counties and #95 of 158 scored counties in Texas.
How Hays 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 | Hays County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.7 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $572K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 602 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.2% | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +24.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,098 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $89,097 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 177 → 166−6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,972
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $63.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 198Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 366191 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 238The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Hays 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 Hays County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,390+24.8% since 2020
- Households
- 99,849
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 397
- Median household income
- $89,097+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,554
- Median home value
- $399,800
- Jobs located here
- 86,425
- Daytime population
- 232,827Residents 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 Hays 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 |
| 95Hays County, TX | 41 | 366 | 36.7 | $572K | +24.8% | #1,487 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Hays 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats93
- Dry cleaners80
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Hays County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 366 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Hays County. 191 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 166 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. Official counts list 198 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hays County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $209.5M a year, or $2,098 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 366 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $572K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 99,849 households in Hays County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hays County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Hays County has 36.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $572K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Hays County would have about 238, against 366 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 602 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Hays County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hays County at 304,390 people in 2025, up 24.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 99,849 households. The median household income in Hays County is $89,097 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Hays County scores 41 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,487 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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