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Dry cleaners in Hidalgo County, TX
How Hidalgo 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #179 of 507 scored counties
#4 of 47 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 26
- 7 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- −41.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $439.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,628 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.9M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hidalgo County spend about $439.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,628 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $16.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 26 dry cleaners on map listings in Hidalgo County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 27%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Hidalgo County in 2023, down 41.7% from 2019. That is one for every 19,301 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $770K have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Hidalgo County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hidalgo County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, Hidalgo County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #179 of 507 scored counties and #4 of 47 scored counties in Texas.
How Hidalgo 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $16.9M | $11.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,301 | 7,403 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −41.7% | −15.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,628 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 14−41.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 267 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $770K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Texas, with Hidalgo County marked.
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 Hidalgo 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 laundry25
- Clothing and shoe stores24
- Laundromats40
- Dry cleaners58
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Hidalgo County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 dry cleaners in Hidalgo County. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 41.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $439.9M a year, or $1,628 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $16.9M 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 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Hidalgo County has 1.0 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $16.9M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 28, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,301 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 41.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 58 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #179 of 507 scored counties.
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