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Dry cleaners in Talbot County, MD

How Talbot County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$34.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,090 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
85% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,238
+2.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 dry cleaners in Talbot County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 85% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Talbot County comes to about $34.3M a year: $2,090 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 dry cleaners, that is $8.6M per shop, 45% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Talbot County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Talbot County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 dry cleaners on map listings, Talbot County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Talbot 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.

Dry cleaners in Talbot County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureTalbot CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.41.41.3
Spending per listing$8.6M$16.3M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,0748,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−19.5%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,090$2,283$2,055
Median household income$84,811$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

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
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Talbot 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 Talbot County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,238+2.0% since 2020
Households
16,433
Median age
50.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
269 sq. mi.
People per square mile
141
Median household income
$84,811+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,276
Median home value
$409,700
Jobs located here
17,017
Daytime population
37,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Talbot County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Frederick County, MD8480.8$32.4M+11.0%#8 of 507
2Charles County, MD7761.0$24.8M+5.9%#30 of 507
3Carroll County, MD6760.9$25.9M+2.2%#85 of 507
4Harford County, MD55131.3$18.2M+2.0%#216 of 507
5Anne Arundel County, MD51301.3$18.7M+1.7%#246 of 507
6Howard County, MD42242.0$13.9M+1.9%#331 of 507
7Montgomery County, MD41701.8$14.5M+1.3%#345 of 507
8Wicomico County, MD3992.2$8.5M+3.2%#368 of 507
9Prince George’s County, MD34571.6$13.5M+0.5%#400 of 507
10Baltimore County, MD34531.6$13.4M−0.7%#401 of 507
Talbot County, MDNot scored42.4$8.6M+2.0%

Other business types in Talbot County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Talbot County, MD?

There are 4 dry cleaners on map listings in Talbot County as of September 2026. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Talbot County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Talbot County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $34.3M a year, or $2,090 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $8.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,433 households in Talbot County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Talbot County, MD compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Talbot County has 2.4 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $8.6M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Talbot County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Talbot County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Talbot County at 38,238 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,433 households. The median household income in Talbot County is $84,811 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Talbot County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dry cleaners · All 56 business types in Talbot County

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