Clothing and laundry · County · Louisiana
Dry cleaners in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
How East Baton Rouge Parish, LA 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 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #481 of 507 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 31
- 12 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $325.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,836 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.5M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 456,180
- +0.1% since 2020
See the dry cleaners around any address in East Baton Rouge Parish
The site report maps the dry cleaners on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of East Baton Rouge Parish. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
For dry cleaners, East Baton Rouge Parish has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #481 of 507 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in East Baton Rouge Parish comes to about $325.5M a year: $1,836 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
East Baton Rouge Parish has 31 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 5,719 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2M has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in East Baton Rouge Parish. Population estimates show East Baton Rouge Parish grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How East Baton Rouge Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | East Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $10.5M | $13.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,719 | 10,083 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −17.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,836 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,071 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 19 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 310.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in East Baton Rouge Parish, 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 East Baton Rouge Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 456,180+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 177,295
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 994
- Median household income
- $63,071+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,663
- Median home value
- $248,800
- Jobs located here
- 276,235
- Daytime population
- 543,191Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in East Baton Rouge Parish?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the dry cleaners on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of East Baton Rouge Parish. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardDry cleaners across Louisiana
Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with East Baton Rouge Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 41 | 6 | 1.2 | $14.6M | +5.8% | #344 of 507 |
| 2Calcasieu Parish, LA | 40 | 10 | 1.3 | $14.3M | −3.7% | #350 of 507 |
| 3St. Tammany Parish, LA | 36 | 19 | 1.8 | $11.1M | +5.3% | #389 of 507 |
| 4Orleans Parish, LA | 32 | 19 | 1.2 | $14.6M | −5.5% | #418 of 507 |
| 5Lafayette Parish, LA | 26 | 22 | 2.2 | $8.4M | +6.5% | #463 of 507 |
| 6Ouachita Parish, LA | 21 | 8 | 1.3 | $13M | −1.0% | #478 of 507 |
| 7East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 20 | 31 | 1.7 | $10.5M | +0.1% | #481 of 507 |
| 8Caddo Parish, LA | 17 | 16 | 1.7 | $9.8M | −5.4% | #486 of 507 |
| 9Jefferson Parish, LA | 15 | 38 | 2.1 | $8.4M | −1.9% | #492 of 507 |
Other business types in East Baton Rouge Parish
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 laundry21
- Clothing and shoe stores22
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners20
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 dry cleaners in East Baton Rouge Parish. 12 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $325.5M a year, or $1,836 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $10.5M 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 177,295 households in East Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does East Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
East Baton Rouge Parish has 1.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $10.5M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, East Baton Rouge Parish would have about 21, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,719 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is East Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put East Baton Rouge Parish at 456,180 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,295 households. Median household income in East Baton Rouge Parish is $63,071, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.8%, 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. East Baton Rouge Parish scores 20 for dry cleaners (low), #481 of 507 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in East Baton Rouge Parish. It maps the dry cleaners on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for dry cleaners · All 56 business types in East Baton Rouge Parish
Screening a site or an acquisition in East Baton Rouge Parish?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of East Baton Rouge Parish. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.