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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Waller County, TX
How Waller 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 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #55 of 2,210 scored counties
#2 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 22
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,059 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 95% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,858
- +21.9% since 2020
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What this means
Waller County scores 87 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #55 of 2,210 scored counties and #2 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Waller County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.0, 48% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Waller County comes to about $37.8M a year: $2,059 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 95% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Waller County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $26K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Waller County. Population estimates show Waller County grew 21.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Waller 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 | Waller County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,059 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $80,397 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $26K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Waller 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 Waller County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,858+21.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,342
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 513 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $80,397+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,271
- Median home value
- $318,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,618
- Daytime population
- 57,360Residents 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 Waller 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 |
Other business types in Waller 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 laundry87
- Clothing and shoe stores92
- Laundromats53
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Waller County, TX?
There are 22 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Waller County as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Waller County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 76 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Waller County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $37.8M a year, or $2,059 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,342 households in Waller County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waller County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Waller County has 12.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.7M, 95% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Waller County would have about 43, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is Waller County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Waller County at 69,858 people in 2025, up 21.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,342 households. Median household income in Waller County is $80,397, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Waller County scores 87 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #55 of 2,210 scored counties.
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