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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kerr County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kerr County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,702 of 2,210 scored counties
#108 of 158 scored counties in Texas

Listings
57
13 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
25
−10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$41.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,828 a household
Spending per listing
$725K
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.2
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,037
+2.5% 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

For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Kerr County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,702 of 2,210 scored counties and #108 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Kerr County comes to about $41.3M a year: $1,828 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $725K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 57 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Kerr County as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 23%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 25.2 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Kerr County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 905 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kerr County. Population estimates show Kerr County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Kerr 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 Kerr County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKerr CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.225.423.3
Spending per listing$725K$779K$880K
Households per official establishment9059751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.7%−10.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,828$1,983$2,055
Median household income$69,395$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3545

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 25−10.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
158
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5713 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Kerr 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 Kerr County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,037+2.5% since 2020
Households
22,615
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,103 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$69,395+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,578
Median home value
$321,200
Jobs located here
18,958
Daytime population
49,388Residents 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 Kerr 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
108Kerr County, TX355725.2$725K+2.5%#1,702 of 2,210

Other business types in Kerr 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 Kerr County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Kerr County. 13 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $41.3M a year, or $1,828 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $725K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,615 households in Kerr County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kerr County has 25.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $725K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Kerr County would have about 47, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 905 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Kerr County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Kerr County at 54,037 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,615 households. The median household income in Kerr County is $69,395 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Kerr County scores 35 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,702 of 2,210 scored counties.

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