Clothing and laundry · County · Alabama
Dry cleaners in Mobile County, AL
How Mobile County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #441 of 507 scored counties
#8 of 10 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 25
- 14 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- −36.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $276.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,712 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.1M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 411,658
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Mobile County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #441 of 507 scored counties and #8 of 10 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 dry cleaners in Mobile County. 14 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
At $1,712 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Mobile County spend about $276.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $11.1M per shop, 29% 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.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Mobile County in 2023, down 36.4% from 2019. That is one for every 11,548 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Mobile County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mobile 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 | Mobile County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $11.1M | $17.6M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,548 | 11,612 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −36.4% | −29.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,712 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,880 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 14−36.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 135
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2514 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Mobile 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 Mobile County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 411,658−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 161,665
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 336
- Median household income
- $58,880+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,726
- Median home value
- $190,700
- Jobs located here
- 181,672
- Daytime population
- 421,837Residents 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 Mobile 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 laundry24
- Clothing and shoe stores25
- Laundromats45
- Dry cleaners29
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Mobile County, AL?
There are 25 dry cleaners on map listings in Mobile County as of September 2026. 14 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 36.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Mobile County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $276.8M a year, or $1,712 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $11.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,665 households in Mobile County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mobile County, AL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Mobile County has 1.5 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $11.1M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Mobile County would have about 18, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,548 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 36.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Mobile County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Mobile County at 411,658 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 161,665 households. The median household income in Mobile County is $58,880 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Mobile County scores 29 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #441 of 507 scored counties.
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