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Laundromats in San Patricio County, TX
How San Patricio County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #647 of 785 scored counties
#49 of 57 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,812 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,053
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
San Patricio County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #647 of 785 scored counties and #49 of 57 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 laundromats in San Patricio County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Households in San Patricio County spend about $45.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,812 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 laundromats, that is $5.1M per laundromat, 59% 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in San Patricio County in 2023. That is one for every 8,445 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Patricio County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How San Patricio 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 | San Patricio County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $11.5M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,445 | 12,650 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.4% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,812 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,704 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $281K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 San Patricio 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 San Patricio County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,053+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 25,334
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 693 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $69,704+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,173
- Median home value
- $192,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,429
- Daytime population
- 62,367Residents 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 San Patricio 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 |
| 49San Patricio County, TX | 28 | 9 | 3.6 | $5.1M | +4.7% | #647 of 785 |
Other business types in San Patricio 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 laundry69
- Clothing and shoe stores70
- Laundromats28
- Dry cleaners27
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in San Patricio County, TX?
There are 9 laundromats on map listings in San Patricio County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in San Patricio County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $45.9M a year, or $1,812 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,334 households in San Patricio County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Patricio County, TX compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
San Patricio County has 3.6 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $5.1M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, San Patricio County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,445 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is San Patricio County, TX growing?
Population estimates put San Patricio County at 72,053 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,334 households. The median household income in San Patricio County is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. San Patricio County scores 28 for laundromats (lower middle), #647 of 785 scored counties.
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