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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lavaca County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lavaca County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,280 of 2,210 scored counties
#81 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,797 a household
- Spending per listing
- $896K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,651
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lavaca County spend about $15.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,797 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $896K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Lavaca County has 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.1, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Lavaca County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,695 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Lavaca County.
Population estimates show Lavaca County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lavaca County is 46 (lower middle), #1,280 of 2,210 scored counties and #81 of 158 scored counties in Texas.
How Lavaca 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 | Lavaca County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $896K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,695 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,797 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,240 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $538K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Lavaca 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 Lavaca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,651+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,476
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 970 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $63,240+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,683
- Median home value
- $228,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,202
- Daytime population
- 17,165Residents 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 Lavaca 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 |
| 81Lavaca County, TX | 46 | 17 | 20.1 | $896K | +1.5% | #1,280 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Lavaca 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 laundry46
- Clothing and shoe stores48
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Lavaca County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lavaca County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lavaca County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $15.2M a year, or $1,797 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $896K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,476 households in Lavaca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lavaca County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Lavaca County has 20.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $896K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $880K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,695 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Lavaca County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Lavaca County at 20,651 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,476 households. The median household income in Lavaca County is $63,240 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. Lavaca County scores 46 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,280 of 2,210 scored counties.
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