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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wharton County, TX
How Wharton 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,423 of 2,210 scored counties
#91 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 37
- 11 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $782K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,060
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,822 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Wharton County spend about $28.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $782K of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Wharton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.3, in line with 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 Wharton County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,589 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Wharton County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wharton County is 42 (lower middle), #1,423 of 2,210 scored counties and #91 of 158 scored counties in Texas.
How Wharton 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 | Wharton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.3 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $782K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,589 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,822 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,924 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $723K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3711 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Wharton 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 Wharton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,060+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,890
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $66,924+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,050
- Median home value
- $189,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,145
- Daytime population
- 34,718Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 91Wharton County, TX | 42 | 37 | 23.3 | $782K | +1.2% | #1,423 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Wharton 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores38
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners14
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Wharton County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wharton County. 11 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts list 51 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wharton County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $28.9M a year, or $1,822 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $782K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,890 households in Wharton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wharton County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Wharton County has 23.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $782K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Wharton County would have about 33, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,589 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Wharton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wharton County at 42,060 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,890 households. The median household income in Wharton County is $66,924 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.5% 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. Wharton County scores 42 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,423 of 2,210 scored counties.
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