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Dry cleaners in Bexar County, TX

How Bexar County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #354 of 507 scored counties
#24 of 47 scored counties in Texas

Listings
119
48 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
99
−7.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.4B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,879 a household
Spending per listing
$11.9M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,160,088
+7.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 119 dry cleaners in Bexar County. 48 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Households in Bexar County spend about $1.4B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,879 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 119 dry cleaners, that is $11.9M per shop, 24% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Bexar County was 99 in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 7,585 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Bexar County.

Population estimates show Bexar County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bexar County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #354 of 507 scored counties and #24 of 47 scored counties in Texas.

How Bexar 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 dry cleaners counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Dry cleaners in Bexar County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBexar CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.61.81.3
Spending per listing$11.9M$11.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment7,5857,4038,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.5%−15.8%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,879$1,983$2,055
Median household income$72,341$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4035

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
107 → 99−7.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
837
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11948 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Bexar 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 Bexar County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,160,088+7.2% since 2020
Households
750,939
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,241 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,667
Median household income
$72,341+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,061
Median home value
$262,200
Jobs located here
956,308
Daytime population
2,121,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bexar County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hays County, TX8090.9$23.3M+24.8%#19 of 507
2Williamson County, TX66381.5$15.5M+22.3%#97 of 507
3Guadalupe County, TX6591.4$15M+15.8%#110 of 507
4Hidalgo County, TX58261.0$16.9M+5.6%#179 of 507
5Rockwall County, TX5871.7$14.7M+28.9%#183 of 507
6Collin County, TX58751.8$13.8M+20.6%#185 of 507
7Montgomery County, TX58421.7$13.1M+24.9%#186 of 507
8Ellis County, TX56111.5$13.9M+24.0%#211 of 507
9Galveston County, TX51221.6$13.3M+5.9%#254 of 507
10Denton County, TX51722.0$11.9M+16.9%#256 of 507
24Bexar County, TX401191.6$11.9M+7.2%#354 of 507

Other business types in Bexar County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Bexar County, TX?

There are 119 dry cleaners on map listings in Bexar County as of September 2026. 48 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019.

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

About $1.4B a year, or $1,879 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $11.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 750,939 households in Bexar County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bexar County, TX compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Bexar County has 1.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $11.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Bexar County would have about 90, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,585 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Bexar County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Bexar County at 2,160,088 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 750,939 households. The median household income in Bexar County is $72,341 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Bexar County scores 40 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #354 of 507 scored counties.

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