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Dry cleaners in Clay County, MS

The dry cleaners in Clay County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,478 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,238
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 dry cleaners in Clay County. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households.

At $1,478 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $11.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $5.8M per shop. 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 Clay County in 2023. That is one for every 2,602 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 dry cleaners on map listings, Clay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clay County 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 Clay County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.61.31.3
Spending per listing$5.8M$13.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment2,60210,7058,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−24.1%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,478$1,677$2,055
Median household income$43,125$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored17

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$251K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
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 Clay 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 Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,238−2.0% since 2020
Households
7,805
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
410 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$43,125+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,753
Median home value
$129,100
Jobs located here
7,035
Daytime population
17,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rankin County, MS6361.0$19.2M+3.2%#132 of 507
2DeSoto County, MS6281.1$17.4M+6.3%#141 of 507
3Madison County, MS5071.6$12.9M+6.5%#265 of 507
4Harrison County, MS34121.4$11.8M+4.0%#405 of 507
5Lamar County, MS2952.0$9.4M+4.7%#445 of 507
6Hinds County, MS23131.5$11M−6.6%#472 of 507
7Jackson County, MS22111.9$9.3M+3.0%#475 of 507
8Lee County, MS1861.8$9.6M+0.5%#484 of 507
9Forrest County, MS1451.7$9.9M+1.1%#493 of 507
Clay County, MSNot scored22.6$5.8M−2.0%

Other business types in Clay County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Clay County, MS?

Clay County has 2 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 Clay County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $11.5M a year, or $1,478 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $5.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,805 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clay County, MS compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Clay County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Clay County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,602 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Clay County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 18,238 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,805 households. The median household income in Clay County is $43,125 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. Clay County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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 Clay County

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