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Dry cleaners in Cherokee County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Cherokee County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #263 of 507 scored counties
#7 of 26 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 17
- 5 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $231.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,279 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.6M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,273
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,279 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Cherokee County spend about $231.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $13.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 17 dry cleaners on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Cherokee County in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 5,640 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Cherokee County.
Population estimates show Cherokee County grew 11.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cherokee County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #263 of 507 scored counties and #7 of 26 scored counties in Georgia.
How Cherokee 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 | Cherokee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $13.6M | $13.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,640 | 6,136 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,279 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $108,115 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 18−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 175 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,273+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 101,514
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 668
- Median household income
- $108,115+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,625
- Median home value
- $435,100
- Jobs located here
- 78,270
- Daytime population
- 228,185Residents 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 Cherokee 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 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 laundry60
- Clothing and shoe stores61
- Laundromats79
- Dry cleaners50
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Cherokee County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 dry cleaners in Cherokee County. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Cherokee County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $231.4M a year, or $2,279 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $13.6M 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 101,514 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, GA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Cherokee County has 1.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $13.6M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 15, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,640 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 299,273 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,514 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $108,115, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Cherokee County scores 50 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #263 of 507 scored counties.
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