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Dry cleaners in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #219 of 272 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $210.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,001 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.1M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 279,108
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #219 of 272 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area spend about $210.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,001 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 dry cleaners, that is $11.1M per shop, 29% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 19 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 5,838 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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.
| Measure | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $11.1M | $13.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,838 | 10,083 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −17.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,001 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,202 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 19 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 279,108+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 105,082
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 845 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $81,202
- Average household income
- $109,896
- Median home value
- $284,000
- Jobs located here
- 97,233
- Daytime population
- 260,408Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake Charles, LA | 36 | 10 | 1.1 | $16.7M | −3.8% | #206 of 272 |
| 2Hammond, LA | 35 | 6 | 1.2 | $14.6M | +5.8% | #212 of 272 |
| 3Monroe, LA | 35 | 10 | 1.1 | $14.4M | −1.9% | #214 of 272 |
| 4Baton Rouge, LA | 34 | 43 | 1.3 | $14.5M | +2.1% | #217 of 272 |
| 5Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 33 | 19 | 1.8 | $11.1M | +5.3% | #219 of 272 |
| 6Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 25 | 18 | 1.1 | $14.8M | −2.3% | #251 of 272 |
| 7Lafayette, LA | 22 | 27 | 1.6 | $10.7M | +3.8% | #258 of 272 |
| 8New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 18 | 64 | 1.6 | $11.2M | −3.4% | #264 of 272 |
Other business types in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores42
- Laundromats82
- Dry cleaners33
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 dry cleaners in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area. One of them (5%) is a chain location. 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 the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $210.2M a year, or $2,001 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $11.1M 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 105,082 households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 1.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $11.1M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area would have about 13, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,838 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 the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area at 279,108 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,082 households. Median household income in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area is $81,202, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 33 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #219 of 272 scored metro areas.
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