Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Texas
Clothing and shoe stores in the Port Lavaca, TX area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Port Lavaca, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #249 of 536 scored small-town markets
#11 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,893 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,599
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 clothing and shoe stores in the Port Lavaca area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,893 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Port Lavaca area spend about $16.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Port Lavaca area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Port Lavaca area declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Port Lavaca area is 52 (upper middle), #249 of 536 scored small-town markets and #11 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Port Lavaca area 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 and shoe stores 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 | Port Lavaca area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.8 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,893 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $79,959 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 46 |
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
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 in the Port Lavaca area, 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 the Port Lavaca area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,599−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,670
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 507 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $79,959+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,381
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,873
- Daytime population
- 22,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Port Lavaca area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacksonville, TX | 70 | 22 | 12.1 | $1.4M | +5.4% | #101 of 536 |
| 2Granbury, TX | 70 | 40 | 15.7 | $1.3M | +13.6% | #102 of 536 |
| 3Bonham, TX | 69 | 19 | 14.9 | $1.3M | +9.2% | #108 of 536 |
| 4Athens, TX | 64 | 43 | 12.8 | $1.4M | +7.5% | #151 of 536 |
| 5Gainesville, TX | 64 | 26 | 15.7 | $1.2M | +6.5% | #152 of 536 |
| 6Corsicana, TX | 61 | 25 | 13.1 | $1.3M | +8.2% | #175 of 536 |
| 7Mineral Wells, TX | 58 | 22 | 19.6 | $888K | +8.2% | #208 of 536 |
| 8Bay City, TX | 56 | 19 | 12.3 | $1.4M | +0.5% | #221 of 536 |
| 9Huntsville, TX | 56 | 34 | 13.1 | $1.2M | +9.5% | #222 of 536 |
| 10Andrews, TX | 55 | 12 | 17.5 | $1.1M | +1.6% | #232 of 536 |
| 11Port Lavaca, TX | 52 | 12 | 13.8 | $1.4M | −2.3% | #249 of 536 |
Other business types in the Port Lavaca area
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 laundry45
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats24
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Port Lavaca, TX area?
There are 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Port Lavaca area as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in the Port Lavaca area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Port Lavaca, TX area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.4M a year, or $1,893 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,670 households in the Port Lavaca area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Port Lavaca, TX area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Port Lavaca area has 13.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Port Lavaca area would have about 13, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is the Port Lavaca, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Port Lavaca area at 19,599 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,670 households. The median household income in the Port Lavaca area is $79,959 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Port Lavaca area scores 52 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #249 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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