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Dry cleaners in Hood County, TX

The dry cleaners in Hood County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$51.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,011 a household
Spending per listing
$17.1M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,501
+13.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dry cleaners in Hood County. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

At $2,011 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Hood County spend about $51.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $17.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% above 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Hood County in 2023. That is one for every 8,508 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Hood County from 2020 to 2025 at +13.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, Hood County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hood 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 Hood County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureHood CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.81.3
Spending per listing$17.1M$11.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment8,5087,4038,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.8%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,011$1,983$2,055
Median household income$88,160$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$351K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Hood 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 Hood County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,501+13.6% since 2020
Households
25,523
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
421 sq. mi.
People per square mile
157
Median household income
$88,160+37.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,661
Median home value
$306,400
Jobs located here
16,556
Daytime population
53,520Residents 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 Hood 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
Hood County, TXNot scored31.2$17.1M+13.6%

Other business types in Hood County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Hood County, TX?

Hood County has 3 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

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

About $51.3M a year, or $2,011 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $17.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,523 households in Hood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hood County has 1.2 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $17.1M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,508 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Hood County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Hood County at 70,501 people in 2025, up 13.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,523 households. The median household income in Hood County is $88,160 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.7% 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. Hood County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dry cleaners · All 56 business types in Hood County

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