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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Williamson County, TX
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Williamson County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #440 of 2,210 scored counties
#25 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 506
- 286 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 215
- −8.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $590.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,341 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 752,827
- +22.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 506 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Williamson County. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 20.1 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Williamson County spend about $590.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,341 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 215 businesses with payroll in Williamson County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,174 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 506 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Williamson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Williamson County grew 22.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Williamson County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #440 of 2,210 scored counties and #25 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Williamson 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 | Williamson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,174 | 975 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.1% | −10.0% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +22.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,341 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $111,340 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 234 → 215−8.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,873
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $63M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 506Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 506286 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 671The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Williamson 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 Williamson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 752,827+22.3% since 2020
- Households
- 252,323
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,116 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 603
- Median household income
- $111,340+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,407
- Median home value
- $447,000
- Jobs located here
- 238,920
- Daytime population
- 563,844Residents 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 Williamson 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 |
| 25Williamson County, TX | 68 | 506 | 20.1 | $1.2M | +22.3% | #440 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Williamson 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 laundry68
- Clothing and shoe stores70
- Laundromats94
- Dry cleaners66
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Williamson County, TX?
There are 506 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Williamson County as of September 2026. 286 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 215 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. Another 506 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Williamson County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $590.7M a year, or $2,341 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 506 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 252,323 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williamson County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Williamson County has 20.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Williamson County would have about 671, against 506 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,174 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Williamson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Williamson County at 752,827 people in 2025, up 22.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 252,323 households. Median household income in Williamson County is $111,340, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Williamson County scores 68 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #440 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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