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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County, TX
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,075 of 2,210 scored counties
#149 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 268
- 109 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 124
- −21.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $165.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $616K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.3
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 254,321
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #2,075 of 2,210 scored counties and #149 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Jefferson County comes to about $165.2M a year: $1,743 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $616K of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Jefferson County has 268 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 109 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 28.3 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 124 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 21.5% from 2019. That is one for every 765 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $34K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jefferson County. Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.3 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $616K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 765 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −21.5% | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,743 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,026 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 158 → 124−21.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,326
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 308Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 268109 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 188The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $34K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 254,321−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 94,807
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 290
- Median household income
- $60,026+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,586
- Median home value
- $169,500
- Jobs located here
- 118,164
- Daytime population
- 271,710Residents 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 |
| 149Jefferson County, TX | 20 | 268 | 28.3 | $616K | −0.7% | #2,075 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 laundry20
- Clothing and shoe stores22
- Laundromats29
- Dry cleaners12
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Jefferson County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 268 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Jefferson County. 109 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 124 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 21.5% from 2019. Official counts list 308 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $165.2M a year, or $1,743 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 268 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $616K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 94,807 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Jefferson County has 28.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $616K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 188, against 268 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 765 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 254,321 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 94,807 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $60,026 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Jefferson County scores 20 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,075 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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