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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Karnes County, TX
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Karnes County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,603 of 2,210 scored counties
#101 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $703K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,018
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Karnes County. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 25.4 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,785 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Karnes County spend about $8.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $703K per business, 20% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Karnes County in 2023. That is one for every 1,577 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Karnes County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Karnes County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,603 of 2,210 scored counties and #101 of 158 scored counties in Texas.
How Karnes 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 | Karnes County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.4 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $703K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,577 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,785 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,214 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $195K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Karnes 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 Karnes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,018+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 4,730
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $60,214+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,318
- Median home value
- $149,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,718
- Daytime population
- 14,949Residents 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 |
| 101Karnes County, TX | 38 | 12 | 25.4 | $703K | +1.4% | #1,603 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Karnes 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Karnes County, TX?
Karnes County has 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Karnes County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $8.4M a year, or $1,785 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $703K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,730 households in Karnes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Karnes County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Karnes County has 25.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $703K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Karnes County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,577 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Karnes County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Karnes County at 15,018 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,730 households. Median household income in Karnes County is $60,214, 25% 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. Karnes County scores 38 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,603 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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