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Dry cleaners in Chatham County, GA
The dry cleaners in Chatham County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #386 of 507 scored counties
#14 of 26 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 25
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $223.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.9M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 62% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 311,855
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Chatham County is 37 (lower middle), #386 of 507 scored counties and #14 of 26 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Chatham County comes to about $223.7M a year: $1,858 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 dry cleaners, that is $8.9M per shop, 43% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Chatham County has 25 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Chatham County in 2023. That is one for every 10,032 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $430K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Chatham County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chatham County grew 5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chatham County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Chatham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $8.9M | $13.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,032 | 6,136 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,858 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,097 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $430K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 311,855+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 120,383
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 695
- Median household income
- $71,097+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,268
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Jobs located here
- 168,123
- Daytime population
- 342,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Chatham County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Coweta County, GA | 79 | 6 | 1.1 | $20M | +9.2% | #22 of 507 |
| 2Columbia County, GA | 70 | 5 | 0.9 | $23.9M | +7.9% | #66 of 507 |
| 3Richmond County, GA | 57 | 5 | 0.7 | $25.3M | 0.0% | #188 of 507 |
| 4Houston County, GA | 57 | 7 | 1.1 | $17.3M | +8.5% | #193 of 507 |
| 5Hall County, GA | 57 | 9 | 1.2 | $16.2M | +11.4% | #198 of 507 |
| 6Forsyth County, GA | 56 | 16 | 1.8 | $15M | +11.8% | #210 of 507 |
| 7Cherokee County, GA | 50 | 17 | 1.7 | $13.6M | +11.6% | #263 of 507 |
| 8Lowndes County, GA | 46 | 5 | 1.1 | $15.4M | +3.7% | #296 of 507 |
| 9Douglas County, GA | 45 | 6 | 1.2 | $16.7M | +6.6% | #302 of 507 |
| 10Bartow County, GA | 43 | 7 | 1.7 | $11.2M | +10.5% | #324 of 507 |
| 14Chatham County, GA | 37 | 25 | 2.1 | $8.9M | +5.7% | #386 of 507 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 laundry30
- Clothing and shoe stores30
- Laundromats59
- Dry cleaners37
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Chatham County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 dry cleaners in Chatham County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Chatham County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $223.7M a year, or $1,858 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $8.9M 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 120,383 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, GA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Chatham County has 2.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $8.9M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Chatham County would have about 14, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,032 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 311,855 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,383 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $71,097, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Chatham County scores 37 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #386 of 507 scored counties.
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