Groundwork

Clothing and laundry · County · Texas

Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Tarrant County, TX

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Tarrant 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 #1,325 of 2,210 scored counties
#86 of 158 scored counties in Texas

Listings
2,063
965 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
993
−7.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.6B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,034 a household
Spending per listing
$771K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.4
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,248,466
+6.3% since 2020

See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Tarrant County

The site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Tarrant County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 2,063 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Tarrant County. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.4, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $2,034 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Tarrant County spend about $1.6B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 2,063 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $771K per business, 12% 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 Tarrant County was 993 in 2023, down 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 788 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 2,302 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $17M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Tarrant County.

Population estimates put the population change in Tarrant County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Tarrant County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,325 of 2,210 scored counties and #86 of 158 scored counties in Texas.

How Tarrant 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Tarrant County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTarrant CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.425.423.3
Spending per listing$771K$779K$880K
Households per official establishment7889751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.6%−10.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,034$1,983$2,055
Median household income$84,207$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4545

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,075 → 993−7.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
15,015
Annual payroll, 2023
$330.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
2,302Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2,063965 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,808The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
19
Amount
$17M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,248,466+6.3% since 2020
Households
782,419
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
865 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,504
Median household income
$84,207+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,895
Median home value
$323,900
Jobs located here
1,082,620
Daytime population
2,204,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Tarrant County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Tarrant County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Clothing, shoes and laundry across Texas

Every Texas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Texas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Tarrant County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Guadalupe County, TX906810.4$2M+15.8%#21 of 2,210
2Waller County, TX872212.0$1.7M+21.9%#55 of 2,210
3Medina County, TX851910.7$1.8M+11.4%#75 of 2,210
4Wilson County, TX832815.4$1.4M+12.2%#102 of 2,210
5Denton County, TX8054215.0$1.6M+16.9%#143 of 2,210
6San Jacinto County, TX7954.6$3.7M+7.1%#149 of 2,210
7Chambers County, TX792715.7$1.4M+22.6%#161 of 2,210
8Bastrop County, TX775514.9$1.3M+21.3%#195 of 2,210
9Wise County, TX774216.7$1.2M+21.5%#197 of 2,210
10Bosque County, TX7656.7$2.7M+3.6%#202 of 2,210
86Tarrant County, TX452,06326.4$771K+6.3%#1,325 of 2,210

Other business types in Tarrant County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Clothing and laundry

Funeral services

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Tarrant County, TX?

Tarrant County has 2,063 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 965 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 993 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 7.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,302 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Tarrant County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1.6B a year, or $2,034 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,063 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $771K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 782,419 households in Tarrant County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Tarrant County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Tarrant County has 26.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $771K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Tarrant County would have about 1,808, against 2,063 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 788 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Tarrant County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Tarrant County at 2,248,466 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 782,419 households. Median household income in Tarrant County is $84,207, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Tarrant County scores 45 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,325 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Tarrant County. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Tarrant County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Tarrant County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Tarrant County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Run a site report See plans
Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Screening many markets at once? Talk to us

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.