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Dry cleaners in Montgomery County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Montgomery County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #186 of 507 scored counties
#7 of 47 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 42
- 15 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $551.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,226 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.1M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 781,194
- +24.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 dry cleaners in Montgomery County. 15 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
At $2,226 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $551.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $13.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 16% 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.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Montgomery County in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 8,841 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $500K have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Montgomery County.
Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 24.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Montgomery County is 58 (upper middle), #186 of 507 scored counties and #7 of 47 scored counties in Texas.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $13.1M | $11.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,841 | 7,403 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.7% | −15.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +24.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,226 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,701 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 28−6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 240
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 781,194+24.9% since 2020
- Households
- 247,541
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,042 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 657
- Median household income
- $97,701+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,795
- Median home value
- $346,200
- Jobs located here
- 236,728
- Daytime population
- 606,290Residents 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 laundry62
- Clothing and shoe stores65
- Laundromats83
- Dry cleaners58
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Montgomery County, TX?
There are 42 dry cleaners on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. 15 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $551.1M a year, or $2,226 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $13.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 247,541 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, TX compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Montgomery County has 1.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $13.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 35, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,841 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 781,194 people in 2025, up 24.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 247,541 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $97,701 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Montgomery County scores 58 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #186 of 507 scored counties.
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