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Dry cleaners in Marengo County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Marengo County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,614 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
73% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
2.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,311
−5.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dry cleaners in Marengo County. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Marengo County comes to about $12.7M a year: $1,614 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 73% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Marengo County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marengo County declined 5.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, Marengo County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Marengo 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.

Dry cleaners in Marengo County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMarengo CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.81.01.3
Spending per listing$4.2M$17.6M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a11,6128,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−29.5%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,614$1,778$2,055
Median household income$43,825$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Marengo 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 Marengo County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,311−5.0% since 2020
Households
7,898
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
977 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$43,825+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,748
Median home value
$107,400
Jobs located here
7,402
Daytime population
17,810Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Marengo County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Baldwin County, AL8460.6$31.6M+14.8%#9 of 507
2Madison County, AL65171.0$20M+11.0%#105 of 507
3Tuscaloosa County, AL6470.8$22.9M+3.8%#116 of 507
4Lee County, AL6150.7$24.9M+8.6%#145 of 507
5Shelby County, AL56161.8$11.8M+6.5%#212 of 507
6Morgan County, AL4751.0$17.8M+2.6%#285 of 507
7Jefferson County, AL39311.1$16.2M−1.3%#360 of 507
8Mobile County, AL29251.5$11.1M−0.7%#441 of 507
9Houston County, AL2371.6$10.5M+2.8%#473 of 507
10Montgomery County, AL10182.0$8.7M−1.1%#501 of 507
Marengo County, ALNot scored33.8$4.2M−5.0%

Other business types in Marengo County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Marengo County, AL?

Marengo County has 3 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Marengo County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Marengo County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $12.7M a year, or $1,614 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,898 households in Marengo County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Marengo County, AL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Marengo County has 3.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 73% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Marengo County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Marengo County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Marengo County at 18,311 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,898 households. The median household income in Marengo County is $43,825 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Marengo County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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