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Dry cleaners in Galveston County, TX
The dry cleaners in Galveston County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #254 of 507 scored counties
#9 of 47 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 22
- 8 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $292.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,082 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.3M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 372,207
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Galveston County comes to about $292.8M a year: $2,082 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 22 dry cleaners, that is $13.3M per shop, 15% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 22 dry cleaners on map listings in Galveston County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Galveston County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 9,377 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Galveston County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Galveston County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #254 of 507 scored counties and #9 of 47 scored counties in Texas.
How Galveston 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.
| Measure | Galveston County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $13.3M | $11.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,377 | 7,403 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,082 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $86,105 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 78
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 228 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 dry cleaning and laundry services in Galveston 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 Galveston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 372,207+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 140,660
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 379 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 946
- Median household income
- $86,105+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,259
- Median home value
- $314,600
- Jobs located here
- 122,596
- Daytime population
- 313,358Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hays County, TX | 80 | 9 | 0.9 | $23.3M | +24.8% | #19 of 507 |
| 2Williamson County, TX | 66 | 38 | 1.5 | $15.5M | +22.3% | #97 of 507 |
| 3Guadalupe County, TX | 65 | 9 | 1.4 | $15M | +15.8% | #110 of 507 |
| 4Hidalgo County, TX | 58 | 26 | 1.0 | $16.9M | +5.6% | #179 of 507 |
| 5Rockwall County, TX | 58 | 7 | 1.7 | $14.7M | +28.9% | #183 of 507 |
| 6Collin County, TX | 58 | 75 | 1.8 | $13.8M | +20.6% | #185 of 507 |
| 7Montgomery County, TX | 58 | 42 | 1.7 | $13.1M | +24.9% | #186 of 507 |
| 8Ellis County, TX | 56 | 11 | 1.5 | $13.9M | +24.0% | #211 of 507 |
| 9Galveston County, TX | 51 | 22 | 1.6 | $13.3M | +5.9% | #254 of 507 |
| 10Denton County, TX | 51 | 72 | 2.0 | $11.9M | +16.9% | #256 of 507 |
Other business types in Galveston 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 laundry55
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats64
- Dry cleaners51
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Galveston County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 dry cleaners in Galveston County. 8 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Galveston County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $292.8M a year, or $2,082 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $13.3M per shop. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 140,660 households in Galveston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Galveston County, TX compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Galveston County has 1.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $13.3M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Galveston County would have about 19, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,377 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Galveston County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Galveston County at 372,207 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,660 households. Median household income in Galveston County is $86,105, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.4%, 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. Galveston County scores 51 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #254 of 507 scored counties.
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