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Dry cleaners in Gregg County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Gregg County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #487 of 507 scored counties
#42 of 47 scored counties in Texas

Listings
13
4 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$85.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,762 a household
Spending per listing
$6.5M
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
126,095
+1.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Gregg County is 17 (low), #487 of 507 scored counties and #42 of 47 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Gregg County spend about $85.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,762 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.5M per shop, 58% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Gregg County has 13 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 1.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Gregg County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 6,897 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Gregg County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Gregg 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 Gregg County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGregg CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.71.81.3
Spending per listing$6.5M$11.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment6,8977,4038,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.8%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,762$1,983$2,055
Median household income$66,550$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score1735

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 7
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Gregg 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 Gregg County

Population, 2025 estimate
126,095+1.4% since 2020
Households
48,277
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
273 sq. mi.
People per square mile
459
Median household income
$66,550+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,869
Median home value
$203,400
Jobs located here
76,302
Daytime population
146,893Residents 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 Gregg 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
42Gregg County, TX17132.7$6.5M+1.4%#487 of 507

Other business types in Gregg County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Gregg County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 dry cleaners in Gregg County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

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

About $85.1M a year, or $1,762 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 48,277 households in Gregg County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gregg County has 2.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $6.5M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Gregg County would have about 5, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,897 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Gregg County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Gregg County at 126,095 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,277 households. Median household income in Gregg County is $66,550, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Gregg County scores 17 for dry cleaners (low), #487 of 507 scored counties.

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