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Dry cleaners in Shelby County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Shelby County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #212 of 507 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 16
- 6 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $189.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,182 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.8M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 238,552
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Shelby County spend about $189.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,182 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $11.8M per shop, 24% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Shelby County has 16 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 38%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Shelby County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 12,409 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $412K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Shelby County.
Population estimates show Shelby County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, Shelby County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #212 of 507 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in Alabama.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $11.8M | $17.6M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,409 | 11,612 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −29.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,182 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,961 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 166 chain locations
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $412K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 238,552+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 86,866
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 293
- Median household income
- $97,961+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,135
- Median home value
- $326,100
- Jobs located here
- 95,355
- Daytime population
- 222,801Residents 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 Shelby 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 laundry71
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats81
- Dry cleaners56
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Shelby County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 dry cleaners in Shelby County. 6 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Shelby County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $189.5M a year, or $2,182 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $11.8M 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 86,866 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, AL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Shelby County has 1.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $11.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Shelby County would have about 12, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,409 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 238,552 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,866 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $97,961, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Shelby County scores 56 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #212 of 507 scored counties.
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