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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Patricio County, TX
How San Patricio County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #418 of 2,210 scored counties
#22 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 42
- 13 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,812 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.6
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,053
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in San Patricio County comes to about $45.9M a year: $1,812 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 24% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 42 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in San Patricio County as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 31%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 16.6 per 10,000 households, 29% below 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 San Patricio County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 8,445 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 52 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in San Patricio County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). San Patricio County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #418 of 2,210 scored counties and #22 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Patricio 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 | San Patricio County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.6 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 8,445 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,812 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,704 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $281K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 52Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 San Patricio 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 San Patricio County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,053+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 25,334
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 693 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $69,704+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,173
- Median home value
- $192,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,429
- Daytime population
- 62,367Residents 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 San Patricio 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 |
| 22San Patricio County, TX | 69 | 42 | 16.6 | $1.1M | +4.7% | #418 of 2,210 |
Other business types in San Patricio 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 laundry69
- Clothing and shoe stores70
- Laundromats28
- Dry cleaners27
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in San Patricio County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in San Patricio County. 13 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 52 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in San Patricio County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $45.9M a year, or $1,812 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,334 households in San Patricio County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Patricio County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
San Patricio County has 16.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, San Patricio County would have about 52, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,445 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is San Patricio County, TX growing?
Population estimates put San Patricio County at 72,053 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,334 households. The median household income in San Patricio County is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. San Patricio County scores 69 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #418 of 2,210 scored counties.
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