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Dry cleaners in Garland County, AR

The dry cleaners in Garland 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$71.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,647 a household
Spending per listing
$18M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,695
−0.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 dry cleaners in Garland County. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

At $1,647 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Garland County spend about $71.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $18M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Garland County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 14,556 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Garland County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 dry cleaners on map listings, Garland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Garland 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 Garland County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureGarland CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.91.11.3
Spending per listing$18M$15.6M$15.7M
Households per official establishment14,55612,0608,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.0%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,647$1,725$2,055
Median household income$57,181$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$456K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Garland 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 Garland County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,695−0.6% since 2020
Households
43,667
Median age
46.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
678 sq. mi.
People per square mile
148
Median household income
$57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,414
Median home value
$194,300
Jobs located here
38,998
Daytime population
100,390Residents 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 Garland 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
Garland County, ARNot scored40.9$18M−0.6%

Other business types in Garland County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Garland County, AR?

Garland County has 4 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Garland County, AR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $71.9M a year, or $1,647 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $18M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,667 households in Garland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Garland County has 0.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $18M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Garland County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,556 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Garland County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Garland County at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. The median household income in Garland County is $57,181 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Garland County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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How the score works · Top markets for dry cleaners · All 56 business types in Garland County

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