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Dry cleaners in the Hammond, LA metro area

The dry cleaners in the Hammond, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #212 of 272 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Louisiana

Listings
6
4 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$87.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,688 a household
Spending per listing
$14.6M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
141,346
+5.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in the Hammond metro area is 35 (lower middle), #212 of 272 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Hammond metro area comes to about $87.8M a year: $1,688 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $14.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 6 dry cleaners on map listings in the Hammond metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in the Hammond metro area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show the Hammond metro area grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Hammond metro area 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.

Dry cleaners in Hammond, LA metro area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureHammond metro areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.31.3
Spending per listing$14.6M$13.8M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a10,0838,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−17.5%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,688$1,761$2,055
Median household income$56,760$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3519

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
64 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 the Hammond metro area, 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 the Hammond metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
141,346+5.8% since 2020
Households
51,999
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
791 sq. mi.
People per square mile
173
Median household income
$56,760+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,166
Median home value
$212,900
Jobs located here
48,446
Daytime population
130,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Hammond metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Louisiana

Metro areas in Louisiana ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lake Charles, LA36101.1$16.7M−3.8%#206 of 272
2Hammond, LA3561.2$14.6M+5.8%#212 of 272
3Monroe, LA35101.1$14.4M−1.9%#214 of 272
4Baton Rouge, LA34431.3$14.5M+2.1%#217 of 272
5Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA33191.8$11.1M+5.3%#219 of 272
6Shreveport-Bossier City, LA25181.1$14.8M−2.3%#251 of 272
7Lafayette, LA22271.6$10.7M+3.8%#258 of 272
8New Orleans-Metairie, LA18641.6$11.2M−3.4%#264 of 272

Other business types in the Hammond metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in the Hammond, LA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 dry cleaners in the Hammond metro area. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in the Hammond metro area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Hammond, LA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $87.8M a year, or $1,688 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $14.6M 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 51,999 households in the Hammond metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hammond, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

The Hammond metro area has 1.2 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $14.6M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending.

How fast is the Hammond, LA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Hammond metro area at 141,346 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,999 households. Median household income in the Hammond metro area is $56,760, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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. The Hammond metro area scores 35 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #212 of 272 scored metro areas.

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