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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lubbock County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lubbock County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,706 of 2,210 scored counties
#109 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 332
- 140 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 151
- −10.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $225.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $680K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,906
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lubbock County is 35 (lower middle), #1,706 of 2,210 scored counties and #109 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 332 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lubbock County. Of those, 140 are chain locations, or 42%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 26.3 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,787 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Lubbock County spend about $225.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 332 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $680K per business, 23% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 151 businesses with payroll in Lubbock County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 10.1% from 2019. That is one for every 836 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $190K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Lubbock County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lubbock County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lubbock 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 | Lubbock County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $680K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 836 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.1% | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,787 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,155 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 168 → 151−10.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,065
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 241Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 332140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 256The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $190K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Lubbock 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 Lubbock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,906+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 126,225
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 896 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 356
- Median household income
- $64,155+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,750
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 164,092
- Daytime population
- 331,188Residents 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 Lubbock 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 |
| 109Lubbock County, TX | 35 | 332 | 26.3 | $680K | +5.6% | #1,706 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Lubbock 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores34
- Laundromats67
- Dry cleaners38
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Lubbock County, TX?
Lubbock County has 332 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 140 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 10.1% from 2019. Another 241 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lubbock County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $225.6M a year, or $1,787 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 332 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $680K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 126,225 households in Lubbock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lubbock County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Lubbock County has 26.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $680K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Lubbock County would have about 256, against 332 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 836 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lubbock County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Lubbock County at 328,906 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 126,225 households. Median household income in Lubbock County is $64,155, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Lubbock County scores 35 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,706 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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