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Laundromats in Denton County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Denton County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 94 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #5 of 785 scored counties
#3 of 57 scored counties in Texas

Listings
30
3 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$855.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,374 a household
Spending per listing
$28.5M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,069,346
+16.9% since 2020

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What this means

Denton County scores 94 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #5 of 785 scored counties and #3 of 57 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for laundromats.

Households in Denton County spend about $855.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,374 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $28.5M per laundromat, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.

There are 30 laundromats on map listings in Denton County as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Denton County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 25,742 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $7M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Denton County. Population estimates show Denton County grew 16.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Denton 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 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.

Laundromats in Denton County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDenton CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.81.71.6
Spending per listing$28.5M$11.5M$12.5M
Households per official establishment25,74212,65011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.4%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,374$1,983$2,055
Median household income$111,498$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score9446

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 14
Employees, 2023
54
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
303 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Denton 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 Denton County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,069,346+16.9% since 2020
Households
360,392
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,115
Median household income
$111,498+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,847
Median home value
$437,200
Jobs located here
321,359
Daytime population
759,111Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for laundromats, numbered among those based in Texas, with Denton County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Collin County, TX94210.5$49.2M+20.6%#3 of 785
2Williamson County, TX94150.6$39.4M+22.3%#4 of 785
3Denton County, TX94300.8$28.5M+16.9%#5 of 785
4Hays County, TX9370.7$29.9M+24.8%#6 of 785
5Comal County, TX9360.8$26.7M+27.9%#8 of 785
6Fort Bend County, TX86170.6$40.9M+17.4%#26 of 785
7Johnson County, TX8460.9$21.7M+20.5%#38 of 785
8Montgomery County, TX83261.1$21.2M+24.9%#43 of 785
9Guadalupe County, TX8371.1$19.2M+15.8%#45 of 785
10Travis County, TX82571.0$23.3M+7.2%#49 of 785

Other business types in Denton County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Denton County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 laundromats in Denton County. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

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

About $855.6M a year, or $2,374 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $28.5M 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 360,392 households in Denton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Denton County, TX compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Denton County has 0.8 laundromats per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $28.5M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Denton County would have about 68, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 25,742 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is Denton County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Denton County at 1,069,346 people in 2025, up 16.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 360,392 households. Median household income in Denton County is $111,498, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Denton County scores 94 for laundromats (very high), #5 of 785 scored counties.

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