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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Midland County, TX
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Midland County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,329 of 2,210 scored counties
#87 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 203
- 99 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 103
- −8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $146.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,167 a household
- Spending per listing
- $722K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.0
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 187,855
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 203 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Midland County. Chain locations make up 49% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.0, 29% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Midland County spend about $146.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,167 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 203 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $722K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Midland County was 103 in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 657 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 145 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Midland County grew 10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Midland County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,329 of 2,210 scored counties and #87 of 158 scored counties in Texas.
How Midland 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 | Midland County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.0 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $722K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 657 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.0% | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,167 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $92,874 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 112 → 103−8.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 145Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20399 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 167The 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 Midland 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 Midland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 187,855+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 67,651
- Median age
- 33.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 194
- Median household income
- $92,874+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,248
- Median home value
- $312,700
- Jobs located here
- 117,352
- Daytime population
- 208,899Residents 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 |
| 87Midland County, TX | 45 | 203 | 30.0 | $722K | +10.0% | #1,329 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Midland 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 laundry45
- Clothing and shoe stores46
- Laundromats70
- Dry cleaners42
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Midland County, TX?
Midland County has 203 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 99 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. Another 145 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Midland County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $146.6M a year, or $2,167 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 203 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $722K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,651 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Midland County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Midland County has 30.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $722K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Midland County would have about 167, against 203 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 657 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Midland County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Midland County at 187,855 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,651 households. Median household income in Midland County is $92,874, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. Midland County scores 45 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,329 of 2,210 scored counties.
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