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Dry cleaners in Nueces County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Nueces County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #370 of 507 scored counties
#27 of 47 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 19
- 8 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $236.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.4M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 352,992
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 dry cleaners in Nueces County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 42%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
At $1,800 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Nueces County spend about $236.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $12.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 21% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Nueces County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 14,573 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Nueces County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Nueces County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #370 of 507 scored counties and #27 of 47 scored counties in Texas.
How Nueces 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 | Nueces County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $12.4M | $11.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,573 | 7,403 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,800 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 198 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Nueces 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 Nueces County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 352,992−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 131,160
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 420
- Median household income
- $66,897+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,650
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 153,852
- Daytime population
- 357,013Residents 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 |
| 27Nueces County, TX | 38 | 19 | 1.4 | $12.4M | −0.2% | #370 of 507 |
Other business types in Nueces 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 laundry28
- Clothing and shoe stores32
- Laundromats20
- Dry cleaners38
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Nueces County, TX?
Nueces County has 19 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Nueces County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $236.1M a year, or $1,800 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $12.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 131,160 households in Nueces County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nueces County, TX compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Nueces County has 1.4 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $12.4M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Nueces County would have about 15, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,573 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Nueces County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nueces County at 352,992 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 131,160 households. The median household income in Nueces County is $66,897 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Nueces County scores 38 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #370 of 507 scored counties.
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