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Dry cleaners in Ashley County, AR

The dry cleaners in Ashley County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
3 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,447 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
77% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
3.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,831
−5.9% 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 Ashley County comes to about $10.6M a year: $1,447 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 77% below 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 Ashley County as of September 2026. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Ashley County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Ashley County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, Ashley County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ashley County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Ashley County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureAshley CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.11.11.3
Spending per listing$3.5M$15.6M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,0608,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.0%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,447$1,725$2,055
Median household income$44,266$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

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
33 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 Ashley 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 Ashley County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,831−5.9% since 2020
Households
7,356
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
926 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$44,266−1.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,274
Median home value
$91,900
Jobs located here
5,531
Daytime population
17,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Arkansas

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

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR73131.2$18.4M+16.0%#50 of 507
2Washington County, AR64101.0$18.1M+9.9%#121 of 507
3Faulkner County, AR4981.6$11.1M+8.2%#279 of 507
4Pulaski County, AR22362.1$8.6M+1.3%#476 of 507
5Sebastian County, AR2171.3$12.6M+2.2%#479 of 507
Ashley County, ARNot scored34.1$3.5M−5.9%

Other business types in Ashley County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Ashley County, AR?

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

How much do households in Ashley County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $10.6M a year, or $1,447 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 7,356 households in Ashley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ashley County, AR compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Ashley County has 4.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 77% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Ashley County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Ashley County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Ashley County at 17,831 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,356 households. Median household income in Ashley County is $44,266, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 1.1%, 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. Ashley 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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How the score works · Top markets for dry cleaners · All 56 business types in Ashley County

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