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Dry cleaners in Alaska

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
21
−4.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$529.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services
Listings per 10k households
0.6
54% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$33.1M
2.1 times the U.S.
Rank among states
#15 of 51
Market score 60 · Upper middle

A site report maps the dry cleaners on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 16 dry cleaners on map listings in Alaska as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 54% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Alaska comes to about $529.7M a year: $1,958 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $33.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Alaska classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 12,883 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 18.7% over the same years.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #15 for dry cleaners, with a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area, scores 66. Anchorage Municipality is the only scored county, at 56.

Every market in Alaska for dry cleaners

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alaska, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anchorage, AK6690.6$33.6M+1.9%#43 of 272
Fairbanks-College, AKNot scored30.8$23.1M−1.4%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alaska, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Juneau, AKNot scored10.8$26.8M−1.8%
Ketchikan, AKNot scored00.0n/a−2.6%

Counties

Counties in Alaska, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anchorage Municipality, AK5680.7$28.2M−1.3%#203 of 507
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AKNot scored10.3$77.2M+10.4%
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AKNot scored30.8$23.1M−1.4%
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AKNot scored10.4$44.5M+5.1%
Juneau City and Borough, AKNot scored10.8$26.8M−1.8%
Bethel Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−2.6%
Kodiak Island Borough, AKNot scored12.2$8.5M−5.0%
North Slope Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Nome Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.3%
Kusilvak Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.2%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−9.0%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+6.5%
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.5%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.6%
Aleutians West Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Dillingham Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.4%
Aleutians East Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Petersburg Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Copper River Census Area, AKNot scored18.3$2.1M+1.9%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Wrangell City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.6%
Haines Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Denali Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.3%
Skagway Municipality, AKNot scored00.0n/a−10.7%
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−6.2%
Bristol Bay Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Yakutat City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 dry cleaners on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Alaska?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 dry cleaners in Alaska. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Alaska spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $529.7M a year, or $1,958 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $33.1M 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 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Alaska has 0.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $33.1M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Alaska would have about 34, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,883 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for dry cleaners?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Alaska is the Anchorage metro area, at 66 (upper middle). The one scored county in Alaska is Anchorage Municipality, at 56 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Alaska scores 60 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #15 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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