Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Texas
Laundromats in the Bay City, TX area
The laundromats in the Bay City, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #140 of 150 scored small-town markets
#6 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,711 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 70% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,463
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Bay City area scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #140 of 150 scored small-town markets and #6 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 laundromats in the Bay City area. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $1,711 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Bay City area spend about $26.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 70% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Bay City area classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 3,088 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Bay City area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Bay City area 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 laundromats 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 | Bay City area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $11.5M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,088 | 12,650 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,711 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,628 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $190K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 coin-operated laundries in the Bay City area, 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 the Bay City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,463+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,439
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,093 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $58,628+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,037
- Median home value
- $172,900
- Jobs located here
- 10,447
- Daytime population
- 29,261Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for laundromats, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Bay City area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Athens, TX | 81 | 5 | 1.5 | $11.8M | +7.5% | #8 of 150 |
| 2Lufkin, TX | 60 | 6 | 1.9 | $9.1M | +1.9% | #45 of 150 |
| 3Nacogdoches, TX | 54 | 5 | 2.0 | $8.3M | +2.2% | #58 of 150 |
| 4Huntsville, TX | 50 | 6 | 2.3 | $6.9M | +9.5% | #72 of 150 |
| 5Port Lavaca, TX | 24 | 5 | 5.8 | $3.3M | −2.3% | #138 of 150 |
| 6Bay City, TX | 21 | 7 | 4.5 | $3.8M | +0.5% | #140 of 150 |
| 7Alice, TX | 14 | 9 | 5.5 | $2.9M | −1.3% | #146 of 150 |
| 8Kingsville, TX | 12 | 7 | 5.9 | $2.8M | −2.2% | #147 of 150 |
Other business types in the Bay City area
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 laundry45
- Clothing and shoe stores56
- Laundromats21
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Bay City, TX area?
The Bay City area has 7 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in the Bay City, TX area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $26.4M a year, or $1,711 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,439 households in the Bay City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bay City, TX area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Bay City area has 4.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $3.8M, 70% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Bay City area would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,088 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bay City, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Bay City area at 36,463 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,439 households. The median household income in the Bay City area is $58,628 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Bay City area scores 21 for laundromats (low), #140 of 150 scored small-town markets.
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