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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kendall County, TX

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kendall County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #929 of 2,210 scored counties
#64 of 158 scored counties in Texas

Listings
59
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
15
−34.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$42.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,392 a household
Spending per listing
$719K
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.3
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,289
+19.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 59 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kendall County. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 33.3 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $2,392 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Kendall County spend about $42.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 59 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $719K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kendall County in 2023, down 34.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,183 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Kendall County from 2020 to 2025 at +19.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Kendall County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #929 of 2,210 scored counties and #64 of 158 scored counties in Texas.

How Kendall 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Kendall County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKendall CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.325.423.3
Spending per listing$719K$779K$880K
Households per official establishment1,1839751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−34.8%−10.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+19.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,392$1,983$2,055
Median household income$114,962$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5545

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 15−34.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
96
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
42Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
592 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 Kendall 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 Kendall County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,289+19.6% since 2020
Households
17,741
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
663 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$114,962+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$160,855
Median home value
$512,700
Jobs located here
19,504
Daytime population
47,486Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Kendall County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Guadalupe County, TX906810.4$2M+15.8%#21 of 2,210
2Waller County, TX872212.0$1.7M+21.9%#55 of 2,210
3Medina County, TX851910.7$1.8M+11.4%#75 of 2,210
4Wilson County, TX832815.4$1.4M+12.2%#102 of 2,210
5Denton County, TX8054215.0$1.6M+16.9%#143 of 2,210
6San Jacinto County, TX7954.6$3.7M+7.1%#149 of 2,210
7Chambers County, TX792715.7$1.4M+22.6%#161 of 2,210
8Bastrop County, TX775514.9$1.3M+21.3%#195 of 2,210
9Wise County, TX774216.7$1.2M+21.5%#197 of 2,210
10Bosque County, TX7656.7$2.7M+3.6%#202 of 2,210
64Kendall County, TX555933.3$719K+19.6%#929 of 2,210

Other business types in Kendall County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Kendall County, TX?

Kendall County has 59 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 34.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Kendall County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $42.4M a year, or $2,392 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $719K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,741 households in Kendall County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kendall County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Kendall County has 33.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $719K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Kendall County would have about 48, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,183 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 34.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Kendall County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Kendall County at 53,289 people in 2025, up 19.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,741 households. Median household income in Kendall County is $114,962, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Kendall County scores 55 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #929 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Kendall County

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