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Dry cleaners in Baldwin County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Baldwin County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #9 of 507 scored counties
#1 of 10 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $189.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $31.6M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 267,761
- +14.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Baldwin County is 84 (high), #9 of 507 scored counties and #1 of 10 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dry cleaners.
At $1,923 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Baldwin County spend about $189.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $31.6M per shop, twice the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 6 dry cleaners on map listings in Baldwin County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Baldwin County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 19,715 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Baldwin County grew 14.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Baldwin County 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 | Baldwin County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $31.6M | $17.6M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,715 | 11,612 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −29.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,923 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,775 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $461K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Baldwin 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 Baldwin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 267,761+14.8% since 2020
- Households
- 98,574
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $78,775+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,378
- Median home value
- $316,900
- Jobs located here
- 84,738
- Daytime population
- 233,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Baldwin County, AL | 84 | 6 | 0.6 | $31.6M | +14.8% | #9 of 507 |
| 2Madison County, AL | 65 | 17 | 1.0 | $20M | +11.0% | #105 of 507 |
| 3Tuscaloosa County, AL | 64 | 7 | 0.8 | $22.9M | +3.8% | #116 of 507 |
| 4Lee County, AL | 61 | 5 | 0.7 | $24.9M | +8.6% | #145 of 507 |
| 5Shelby County, AL | 56 | 16 | 1.8 | $11.8M | +6.5% | #212 of 507 |
| 6Morgan County, AL | 47 | 5 | 1.0 | $17.8M | +2.6% | #285 of 507 |
| 7Jefferson County, AL | 39 | 31 | 1.1 | $16.2M | −1.3% | #360 of 507 |
| 8Mobile County, AL | 29 | 25 | 1.5 | $11.1M | −0.7% | #441 of 507 |
| 9Houston County, AL | 23 | 7 | 1.6 | $10.5M | +2.8% | #473 of 507 |
| 10Montgomery County, AL | 10 | 18 | 2.0 | $8.7M | −1.1% | #501 of 507 |
Other business types in Baldwin 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats57
- Dry cleaners84
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Baldwin County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 dry cleaners in Baldwin County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Baldwin County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $189.5M a year, or $1,923 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $31.6M 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 98,574 households in Baldwin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baldwin County, AL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Baldwin County has 0.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $31.6M, twice the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Baldwin County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,715 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Baldwin County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Baldwin County at 267,761 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,574 households. Median household income in Baldwin County is $78,775, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. Baldwin County scores 84 for dry cleaners (high), #9 of 507 scored counties.
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