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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Travis County, TX
How Travis 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #760 of 2,210 scored counties
#48 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,298
- 548 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 564
- −4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,271 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.2
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,389,670
- +7.2% since 2020
See the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses around any address in Travis County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,298 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Travis County. 548 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 22.2 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $2,271 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Travis County spend about $1.3B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 564 businesses with payroll in Travis County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,035 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 909 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $14.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Travis County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Travis County grew 7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Travis County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #760 of 2,210 scored counties and #48 of 158 scored counties in Texas.
How Travis 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 | Travis County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.2 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,035 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.6% | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,271 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $99,611 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 591 → 564−4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,744
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $216M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 909Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,298548 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,506The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $14.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Travis 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 Travis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,389,670+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 583,747
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 994 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,338
- Median household income
- $99,611+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $143,003
- Median home value
- $523,000
- Jobs located here
- 947,590
- Daytime population
- 1,630,736Residents 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 Travis 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 |
| 48Travis County, TX | 59 | 1,298 | 22.2 | $1M | +7.2% | #760 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Travis 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 laundry59
- Clothing and shoe stores64
- Laundromats82
- Dry cleaners50
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Travis County, TX?
Travis County has 1,298 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 548 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 564 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. Another 909 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Travis County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.3B a year, or $2,271 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,298 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 583,747 households in Travis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Travis County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Travis County has 22.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Travis County would have about 1,506, against 1,298 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,035 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Travis County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Travis County at 1,389,670 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,747 households. Median household income in Travis County is $99,611, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Travis County scores 59 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #760 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Travis 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.
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