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Laundromats in Lubbock County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Lubbock County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #187 of 785 scored counties
#17 of 57 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $225.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.1M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,906
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lubbock County spend about $225.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,787 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 laundromats, that is $16.1M per laundromat, 29% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Lubbock County has 14 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Lubbock County classed as coin-operated laundries. That is one for every 21,038 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Lubbock County.
Population estimates show Lubbock County grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lubbock County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #187 of 785 scored counties and #17 of 57 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lubbock 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 | Lubbock County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $16.1M | $11.5M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 21,038 | 12,650 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,787 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,155 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $689K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 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
- 5
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Lubbock 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 Lubbock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,906+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 126,225
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 896 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 356
- Median household income
- $64,155+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,750
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 164,092
- Daytime population
- 331,188Residents 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 Lubbock 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 |
| 17Lubbock County, TX | 67 | 14 | 1.1 | $16.1M | +5.6% | #187 of 785 |
Other business types in Lubbock 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores34
- Laundromats67
- Dry cleaners38
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Lubbock County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 laundromats in Lubbock County. None of them 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 Lubbock County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $225.6M a year, or $1,787 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $16.1M 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 126,225 households in Lubbock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lubbock County, TX compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Lubbock County has 1.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $16.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Lubbock County would have about 18, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,038 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Lubbock County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Lubbock County at 328,906 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 126,225 households. Median household income in Lubbock County is $64,155, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Lubbock County scores 67 for laundromats (upper middle), #187 of 785 scored counties.
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