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Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Mississippi

Dry cleaners in the Clarksdale, MS area

The dry cleaners in the Clarksdale, MS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,418 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
75% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
2.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,849
−6.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dry cleaners in the Clarksdale area. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 1.3.

At $1,418 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in the Clarksdale area spend about $11.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $4M per shop, 75% 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Clarksdale area in 2023. That is one for every 2,801 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Clarksdale area from 2020 to 2025 at −6.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, the Clarksdale area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Clarksdale area compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Clarksdale, MS area compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureClarksdale areaMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.61.31.3
Spending per listing$4M$13.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment2,80110,7058,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−24.1%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,418$1,677$2,055
Median household income$37,461$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored17

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$239K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Clarksdale 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 Clarksdale area

Population, 2025 estimate
19,849−6.5% since 2020
Households
8,404
Median age
35.9
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$37,461+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$53,980
Median home value
$90,300
Jobs located here
6,633
Daytime population
19,131Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Other business types in the Clarksdale area

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in the Clarksdale, MS area?

The Clarksdale area has 3 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

How much do households in the Clarksdale, MS area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $11.9M a year, or $1,418 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $4M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,404 households in the Clarksdale area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Clarksdale, MS area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

The Clarksdale area has 3.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $4M, 75% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Clarksdale area would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,801 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is the Clarksdale, MS area growing?

Population estimates put the Clarksdale area at 19,849 people in 2025, down 6.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,404 households. The median household income in the Clarksdale area is $37,461 a year, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Clarksdale area has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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