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Dry cleaners in Charles County, MD
The dry cleaners in Charles County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #30 of 507 scored counties
#2 of 11 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $148.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,441 a household
- Spending per listing
- $24.8M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,593
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Charles County is 77 (high), #30 of 507 scored counties and #2 of 11 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dry cleaners.
At $2,441 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Charles County spend about $148.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $24.8M per shop, 58% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Charles County has 6 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Charles County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 10,146 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Charles County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Charles County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Charles County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $24.8M | $16.3M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,146 | 6,074 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −19.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,441 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $122,816 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Charles 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 Charles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,593+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 60,875
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 372
- Median household income
- $122,816+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $141,768
- Median home value
- $428,500
- Jobs located here
- 37,884
- Daytime population
- 129,984Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick County, MD | 84 | 8 | 0.8 | $32.4M | +11.0% | #8 of 507 |
| 2Charles County, MD | 77 | 6 | 1.0 | $24.8M | +5.9% | #30 of 507 |
| 3Carroll County, MD | 67 | 6 | 0.9 | $25.9M | +2.2% | #85 of 507 |
| 4Harford County, MD | 55 | 13 | 1.3 | $18.2M | +2.0% | #216 of 507 |
| 5Anne Arundel County, MD | 51 | 30 | 1.3 | $18.7M | +1.7% | #246 of 507 |
| 6Howard County, MD | 42 | 24 | 2.0 | $13.9M | +1.9% | #331 of 507 |
| 7Montgomery County, MD | 41 | 70 | 1.8 | $14.5M | +1.3% | #345 of 507 |
| 8Wicomico County, MD | 39 | 9 | 2.2 | $8.5M | +3.2% | #368 of 507 |
| 9Prince George’s County, MD | 34 | 57 | 1.6 | $13.5M | +0.5% | #400 of 507 |
| 10Baltimore County, MD | 34 | 53 | 1.6 | $13.4M | −0.7% | #401 of 507 |
Other business types in Charles 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 laundry63
- Clothing and shoe stores65
- Laundromats69
- Dry cleaners77
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Charles County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 dry cleaners in Charles County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Charles County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $148.6M a year, or $2,441 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $24.8M 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 60,875 households in Charles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charles County, MD compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Charles County has 1.0 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $24.8M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Charles County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,146 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Charles County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Charles County at 176,593 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,875 households. Median household income in Charles County is $122,816, 52% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Charles County scores 77 for dry cleaners (high), #30 of 507 scored counties.
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