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Dry cleaners in Washington County, MS

How Washington County, MS 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 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,514 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,446
−9.4% 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 Washington County. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

At $1,514 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $25.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 5,704 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County declined 9.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Washington 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 Washington County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.31.3
Spending per listing$8.6M$13.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment5,70410,7058,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−24.1%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−9.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,514$1,677$2,055
Median household income$42,165$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored17

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$518K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,446−9.4% since 2020
Households
17,113
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
724 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$42,165+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,222
Median home value
$104,000
Jobs located here
15,180
Daytime population
41,627Residents 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 Washington 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
Washington County, MSNot scored31.8$8.6M−9.4%

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Washington County, MS?

Washington County 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 Washington County, MS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $25.9M a year, or $1,514 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 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 17,113 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 1.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 38% 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, Washington County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,704 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 40,446 people in 2025, down 9.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,113 households. The median household income in Washington County is $42,165 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.0% 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. Washington County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Washington County

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