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Dry cleaners in Tarrant County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #391 of 507 scored counties
#31 of 47 scored counties in Texas

Listings
166
53 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
124
−13.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.6B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,034 a household
Spending per listing
$9.6M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
62% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,248,466
+6.3% since 2020

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What this means

Tarrant County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #391 of 507 scored counties and #31 of 47 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Tarrant County spend about $1.6B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,034 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 166 dry cleaners, that is $9.6M per shop, 39% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 166 dry cleaners on map listings in Tarrant County as of September 2026. 53 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Official counts show 124 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Tarrant County in 2023, down 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 6,310 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $12.8M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Tarrant County. Population estimates show Tarrant County grew 6.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Tarrant 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 Tarrant County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTarrant CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.11.81.3
Spending per listing$9.6M$11.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment6,3107,4038,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.3%−15.8%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,034$1,983$2,055
Median household income$84,207$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3635

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
143 → 124−13.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,172
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
16653 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$12.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,248,466+6.3% since 2020
Households
782,419
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
865 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,504
Median household income
$84,207+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,895
Median home value
$323,900
Jobs located here
1,082,620
Daytime population
2,204,028Residents 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 Tarrant 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
31Tarrant County, TX361662.1$9.6M+6.3%#391 of 507

Other business types in Tarrant County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Tarrant County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 166 dry cleaners in Tarrant County. 53 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 124 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 13.3% from 2019.

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

About $1.6B a year, or $2,034 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 166 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 782,419 households in Tarrant County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tarrant County has 2.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $9.6M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Tarrant County would have about 102, against 166 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,310 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Tarrant County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Tarrant County at 2,248,466 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 782,419 households. Median household income in Tarrant County is $84,207, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Tarrant County scores 36 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #391 of 507 scored counties.

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