Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Alabama
Dry cleaners in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $72.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,613 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18.2M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,834
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Anniston-Oxford metro area spend about $72.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,613 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $18.2M per shop, 16% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
The Anniston-Oxford metro area has 4 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Anniston-Oxford metro area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 7,503 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Anniston-Oxford metro area declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 dry cleaners on map listings, the Anniston-Oxford metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Anniston-Oxford metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the dry cleaners 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 | Anniston-Oxford metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $18.2M | $17.6M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,503 | 11,612 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −29.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,613 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,029 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $377K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 dry cleaning and laundry services in the Anniston-Oxford 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 Anniston-Oxford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,834−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 45,015
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 606 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 192
- Median household income
- $55,029+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,223
- Median home value
- $156,600
- Jobs located here
- 42,167
- Daytime population
- 116,114Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Anniston-Oxford metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 86 | 6 | 0.6 | $31.6M | +14.8% | #2 of 272 |
| 2Huntsville, AL | 65 | 20 | 1.0 | $21.1M | +12.5% | #47 of 272 |
| 3Tuscaloosa, AL | 64 | 7 | 0.7 | $26.3M | +2.9% | #56 of 272 |
| 4Auburn-Opelika, AL | 52 | 6 | 0.8 | $22.6M | +7.1% | #136 of 272 |
| 5Decatur, AL | 46 | 6 | 1.0 | $18.8M | +2.5% | #163 of 272 |
| 6Birmingham, AL | 41 | 53 | 1.1 | $16.5M | +1.4% | #181 of 272 |
| 7Dothan, AL | 30 | 7 | 1.1 | $14.6M | +3.4% | #232 of 272 |
| 8Mobile, AL | 23 | 25 | 1.5 | $11.1M | −0.7% | #254 of 272 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 22 | 19 | 1.5 | $11.5M | −1.3% | #257 of 272 |
| 9Montgomery, AL | 18 | 23 | 1.5 | $11.6M | +0.9% | #263 of 272 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | Not scored | 4 | 0.9 | $18.2M | −0.3% |
Other business types in the Anniston-Oxford 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 laundry16
- Clothing and shoe stores16
- Laundromats8
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 dry cleaners in the Anniston-Oxford metro area. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $72.6M a year, or $1,613 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $18.2M per shop. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,015 households in the Anniston-Oxford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Anniston-Oxford metro area has 0.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $18.2M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Anniston-Oxford metro area would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,503 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Anniston-Oxford metro area at 115,834 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,015 households. Median household income in the Anniston-Oxford metro area is $55,029, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.5%, 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 Anniston-Oxford metro area has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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