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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ward County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ward County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,076 of 2,210 scored counties
#150 of 158 scored counties in Texas

Listings
13
3 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,811 a household
Spending per listing
$611K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.6
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,125
−4.7% since 2020

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

What this means

The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ward County is 20 (low), #2,076 of 2,210 scored counties and #150 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Ward County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 29.6 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Ward County comes to about $7.9M a year: $1,811 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $611K per business, 31% below 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 Ward County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Ward County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Ward 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 Ward County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWard CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.625.423.3
Spending per listing$611K$779K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a9751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,811$1,983$2,055
Median household income$65,952$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2045

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
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
133 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Ward 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 Ward County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,125−4.7% since 2020
Households
4,388
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
836 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$65,952+4.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,784
Median home value
$150,700
Jobs located here
5,680
Daytime population
11,247Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Ward 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
150Ward County, TX201329.6$611K−4.7%#2,076 of 2,210

Other business types in Ward County

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

Questions

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

Ward County has 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) 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 Ward County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.9M a year, or $1,811 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $611K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,388 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ward County has 29.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $611K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Ward County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is Ward County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Ward County at 11,125 people in 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,388 households. Median household income in Ward County is $65,952, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 4.7%, 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. Ward County scores 20 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,076 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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