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Dry cleaners in Prince George’s County, MD
The dry cleaners in Prince George’s County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #400 of 507 scored counties
#9 of 11 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 57
- 12 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- −15.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $771.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,219 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.5M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 970,374
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Prince George’s County is 34 (lower middle), #400 of 507 scored counties and #9 of 11 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Prince George’s County spend about $771.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,219 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $13.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 57 dry cleaners on map listings in Prince George’s County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 76 businesses with payroll in Prince George’s County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,576 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $930K have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Prince George’s County. Population estimates put the population change in Prince George’s County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Prince George’s 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 | Prince George’s County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $13.5M | $16.3M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,576 | 6,074 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.6% | −19.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,219 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $101,798 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 90 → 76−15.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 431
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $930K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Prince George’s 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 Prince George’s County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 970,374+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 347,744
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,989
- Median household income
- $101,798+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,138
- Median home value
- $426,000
- Jobs located here
- 318,010
- Daytime population
- 849,316Residents 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 Prince George’s 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 laundry47
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats38
- Dry cleaners34
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Prince George’s County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 dry cleaners in Prince George’s County. 12 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 15.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Prince George’s County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $771.5M a year, or $2,219 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $13.5M 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 347,744 households in Prince George’s County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince George’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Prince George’s County has 1.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $13.5M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Prince George’s County would have about 49, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,576 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Prince George’s County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Prince George’s County at 970,374 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 347,744 households. Median household income in Prince George’s County is $101,798, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Prince George’s County scores 34 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #400 of 507 scored counties.
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