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Dry cleaners in St. Clair County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in St. Clair 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
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$63.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,810 a household
Spending per listing
$21.2M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,206
+7.1% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in St. Clair County comes to about $63.6M a year: $1,810 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $21.2M per shop, 35% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 3 dry cleaners on map listings in St. Clair County as of September 2026. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in St. Clair County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 11,702 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates show St. Clair County grew 7.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, St. Clair County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How St. Clair 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 St. Clair County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Clair CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.01.3
Spending per listing$21.2M$17.6M$15.7M
Households per official establishment11,70211,6128,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−29.5%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,810$1,778$2,055
Median household income$77,463$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$469K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair County

Population, 2025 estimate
98,206+7.1% since 2020
Households
35,107
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
149
Median household income
$77,463+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,073
Median home value
$226,300
Jobs located here
22,156
Daytime population
72,944Residents 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 St. Clair 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
St. Clair County, ALNot scored30.9$21.2M+7.1%

Other business types in St. Clair County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in St. Clair County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dry cleaners in St. Clair County. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

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

About $63.6M a year, or $1,810 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $21.2M 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 35,107 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Clair County has 0.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $21.2M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,702 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Clair County, AL growing?

Population estimates put St. Clair County at 98,206 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,107 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $77,463, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. St. Clair 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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