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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Nueces County, TX
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Nueces County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,898 of 2,210 scored counties
#127 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 354
- 144 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 131
- −22.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $236.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $667K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.0
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 352,992
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Nueces County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,898 of 2,210 scored counties and #127 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Nueces County spend about $236.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,800 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 354 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $667K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 354 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Nueces County as of September 2026. 144 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 27.0 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Nueces County was 131 in 2023, down 22.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,001 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $80K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Nueces County. Population estimates show Nueces County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nueces 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 | Nueces County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.0 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $667K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,001 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.9% | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,800 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 170 → 131−22.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,851
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 223Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 354144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 268The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $80K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Nueces 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 Nueces County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 352,992−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 131,160
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 420
- Median household income
- $66,897+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,650
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 153,852
- Daytime population
- 357,013Residents 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 Nueces 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 |
| 127Nueces County, TX | 28 | 354 | 27.0 | $667K | −0.2% | #1,898 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Nueces 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 laundry28
- Clothing and shoe stores32
- Laundromats20
- Dry cleaners38
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Nueces County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 354 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Nueces County. 144 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 131 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 22.9% from 2019. Official counts list 223 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nueces County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $236.1M a year, or $1,800 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 354 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $667K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 131,160 households in Nueces County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nueces County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Nueces County has 27.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $667K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Nueces County would have about 268, against 354 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,001 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Nueces County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nueces County at 352,992 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 131,160 households. The median household income in Nueces County is $66,897 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Nueces County scores 28 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,898 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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