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Dry cleaners in DeKalb County, GA
The dry cleaners in DeKalb County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #455 of 507 scored counties
#20 of 26 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 54
- 6 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- −26.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $596.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,077 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For dry cleaners, DeKalb County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #455 of 507 scored counties and #20 of 26 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 dry cleaners in DeKalb County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in DeKalb County comes to about $596.5M a year: $2,077 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 54 dry cleaners, that is $11M per shop, 30% 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 63 businesses with payroll in DeKalb County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 26.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,559 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $690K have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in DeKalb County. Population estimates put the population change in DeKalb County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $11M | $13.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,559 | 6,136 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −26.7% | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,077 | $1,958 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86 → 63−26.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 252
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 546 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $690K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 20DeKalb County, GA | 27 | 54 | 1.9 | $11M | +1.3% | #455 of 507 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores42
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners27
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in DeKalb County, GA?
DeKalb County has 54 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 26.7% from 2019.
How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $596.5M a year, or $2,077 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $11M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
DeKalb County has 1.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $11M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 38, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,559 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 26.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 27 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #455 of 507 scored counties.
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