Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Texas
Laundromats in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area
The laundromats in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #354 of 364 scored metro areas
#25 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 39
- 7 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $221.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,602 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.7M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 75% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area is 15 (low), #354 of 364 scored metro areas and #25 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,602 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area spend about $221.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 39 laundromats on map listings in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 18%, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area in 2023. That is one for every 8,652 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Brownsville-Harlingen metro 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 | Brownsville-Harlingen metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.7M | $11.5M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,652 | 12,650 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,602 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $52,601 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $500K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 397 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Brownsville-Harlingen metro 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 Brownsville-Harlingen metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 138,433
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 892 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 478
- Median household income
- $52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,931
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 146,355
- Daytime population
- 405,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for laundromats, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 86 | 89 | 0.9 | $25M | +14.0% | #5 of 364 |
| 2Midland, TX | 69 | 9 | 1.3 | $16.7M | +9.8% | #71 of 364 |
| 3College Station-Bryan, TX | 68 | 11 | 1.0 | $17.1M | +6.9% | #76 of 364 |
| 4Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 67 | 429 | 1.5 | $14.3M | +10.6% | #79 of 364 |
| 5Lubbock, TX | 65 | 16 | 1.1 | $15.6M | +4.6% | #90 of 364 |
| 6Sherman-Denison, TX | 52 | 9 | 1.6 | $11.4M | +12.8% | #172 of 364 |
| 7Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 47 | 532 | 2.0 | $10.3M | +10.3% | #199 of 364 |
| 8Tyler, TX | 47 | 16 | 1.9 | $9.8M | +7.8% | #200 of 364 |
| 9Abilene, TX | 46 | 9 | 1.4 | $12.9M | +4.8% | #202 of 364 |
| 10San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 43 | 174 | 1.8 | $10.7M | +9.5% | #221 of 364 |
| 25Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 15 | 39 | 2.8 | $5.7M | +3.0% | #354 of 364 |
Other business types in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro 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 laundry21
- Clothing and shoe stores22
- Laundromats15
- Dry cleaners36
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 laundromats in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area. 7 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $221.8M a year, or $1,602 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5.7M per laundromat. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 138,433 households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area has 2.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $5.7M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area would have about 18, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,652 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. Median household income in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area is $52,601, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area scores 15 for laundromats (low), #354 of 364 scored metro areas.
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