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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wilbarger County, TX

How Wilbarger 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 8 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,195 of 2,210 scored counties
#158 of 158 scored counties in Texas

Listings
15
5 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,581 a household
Spending per listing
$504K
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.4
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,481
−2.8% 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 Wilbarger County is 8 (very low), #2,195 of 2,210 scored counties and #158 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,581 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Wilbarger County spend about $7.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $504K of household spending for each business on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

Wilbarger County has 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 31.4 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Wilbarger County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Wilbarger County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWilbarger CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.425.423.3
Spending per listing$504K$779K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a9751,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.0%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,581$1,983$2,055
Median household income$54,102$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score845

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
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
155 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 Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,481−2.8% since 2020
Households
4,778
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
971 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$54,102+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,486
Median home value
$89,400
Jobs located here
5,461
Daytime population
11,849Residents 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 Wilbarger 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
158Wilbarger County, TX81531.4$504K−2.8%#2,195 of 2,210

Other business types in Wilbarger 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 Wilbarger County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wilbarger County. 5 of them (33%) 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 Wilbarger County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.6M a year, or $1,581 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $504K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,778 households in Wilbarger County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wilbarger County has 31.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $504K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Wilbarger County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is Wilbarger County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Wilbarger County at 12,481 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,778 households. The median household income in Wilbarger County is $54,102 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. Wilbarger County scores 8 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (very low), #2,195 of 2,210 scored counties.

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

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