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Dry cleaners in Clayton County, GA
How Clayton County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #471 of 507 scored counties
#22 of 26 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $174.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,648 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.5M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 297,471
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Clayton County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #471 of 507 scored counties and #22 of 26 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 dry cleaners in Clayton County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Clayton County comes to about $174.6M a year: $1,648 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $12.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Clayton County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 7,567 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Population estimates show Clayton County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clayton 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 | Clayton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $12.5M | $13.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,567 | 6,136 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,648 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,806 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $692K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Clayton 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 Clayton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 297,471−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 105,941
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,110
- Median household income
- $59,806+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,514
- Median home value
- $222,300
- Jobs located here
- 139,154
- Daytime population
- 313,425Residents 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 Clayton 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 |
| 22Clayton County, GA | 23 | 14 | 1.3 | $12.5M | −0.6% | #471 of 507 |
Other business types in Clayton 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 laundry22
- Clothing and shoe stores26
- Laundromats13
- Dry cleaners23
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Clayton County, GA?
Clayton County has 14 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Clayton County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $174.6M a year, or $1,648 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $12.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,941 households in Clayton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clayton County, GA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Clayton County has 1.3 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $12.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Clayton County would have about 11, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,567 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Clayton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Clayton County at 297,471 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 105,941 households. The median household income in Clayton County is $59,806 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Clayton County scores 23 for dry cleaners (low), #471 of 507 scored counties.
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