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Laundromats in Ector County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Ector County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #418 of 785 scored counties
#29 of 57 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 11
- 6 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $119.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.8M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,801
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 laundromats in Ector County. Chain locations make up 55% of them, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in Ector County spend about $119.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,846 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.8M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 13% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Ector County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 10,761 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Ector County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ector County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Ector County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #418 of 785 scored counties and #29 of 57 scored counties in Texas.
How Ector 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.
| Measure | Ector County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $10.8M | $11.5M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,761 | 12,650 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,846 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,536 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Ector 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 Ector County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,801+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 64,563
- Median age
- 32.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 183
- Median household income
- $71,536+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,485
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,944
- Daytime population
- 162,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for laundromats, numbered among those based in Texas, with Ector County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Collin County, TX | 94 | 21 | 0.5 | $49.2M | +20.6% | #3 of 785 |
| 2Williamson County, TX | 94 | 15 | 0.6 | $39.4M | +22.3% | #4 of 785 |
| 3Denton County, TX | 94 | 30 | 0.8 | $28.5M | +16.9% | #5 of 785 |
| 4Hays County, TX | 93 | 7 | 0.7 | $29.9M | +24.8% | #6 of 785 |
| 5Comal County, TX | 93 | 6 | 0.8 | $26.7M | +27.9% | #8 of 785 |
| 6Fort Bend County, TX | 86 | 17 | 0.6 | $40.9M | +17.4% | #26 of 785 |
| 7Johnson County, TX | 84 | 6 | 0.9 | $21.7M | +20.5% | #38 of 785 |
| 8Montgomery County, TX | 83 | 26 | 1.1 | $21.2M | +24.9% | #43 of 785 |
| 9Guadalupe County, TX | 83 | 7 | 1.1 | $19.2M | +15.8% | #45 of 785 |
| 10Travis County, TX | 82 | 57 | 1.0 | $23.3M | +7.2% | #49 of 785 |
| 29Ector County, TX | 47 | 11 | 1.7 | $10.8M | +5.0% | #418 of 785 |
Other business types in Ector 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners34
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Ector County, TX?
There are 11 laundromats on map listings in Ector County as of September 2026. 6 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Ector County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $119.2M a year, or $1,846 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $10.8M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 64,563 households in Ector County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ector County, TX compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Ector County has 1.7 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $10.8M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Ector County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,761 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Ector County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ector County at 173,801 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,563 households. The median household income in Ector County is $71,536 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ector County scores 47 for laundromats (lower middle), #418 of 785 scored counties.
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