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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Zapata County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Zapata County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,191 of 2,210 scored counties
#157 of 158 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,462 a household
- Spending per listing
- $556K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,753
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Zapata County is 10 (low), #2,191 of 2,210 scored counties and #157 of 158 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Zapata County. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 26.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Zapata County spend about $6.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,462 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $556K of household spending for each business on map listings, 37% 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 Zapata County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Zapata County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Zapata 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 | Zapata County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 25.4 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $556K | $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 | −0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,462 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $39,239 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 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
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Zapata 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 Zapata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,753−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 4,565
- Median age
- 33.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 998 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $39,239+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $55,044
- Median home value
- $97,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,023
- Daytime population
- 10,968Residents 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 |
| 157Zapata County, TX | 10 | 12 | 26.3 | $556K | −0.9% | #2,191 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Zapata 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 laundry10
- Clothing and shoe stores16
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Zapata County, TX?
Zapata County has 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Zapata County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Zapata County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $6.7M a year, or $1,462 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $556K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,565 households in Zapata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Zapata County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Zapata County has 26.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $556K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Zapata County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Zapata County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Zapata County at 13,753 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,565 households. Median household income in Zapata County is $39,239, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, 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. Zapata County scores 10 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,191 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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