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Dry cleaners in Curry County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Curry County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

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
$28M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,508 a household
Spending per listing
$14M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
46,655
−3.5% 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 2 dry cleaners in Curry County. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

Households in Curry County spend about $28M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,508 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $14M of household spending for each shop on map listings. 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 Curry County in 2023. That is one for every 6,198 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Curry County declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 dry cleaners on map listings, Curry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Curry County compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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 Curry County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureCurry CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.01.3
Spending per listing$14M$15.8M$15.7M
Households per official establishment6,19814,6918,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.9%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,508$1,645$2,055
Median household income$57,309$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$300K
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
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 Curry 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 Curry County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,655−3.5% since 2020
Households
18,595
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$57,309+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,913
Median home value
$171,200
Jobs located here
17,571
Daytime population
46,183Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Curry County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM6450.9$20.9M+6.9%#119 of 507
2Bernalillo County, NM37361.3$13.5M−1.4%#380 of 507
3Santa Fe County, NM33101.4$13M+1.2%#411 of 507
4Lea County, NM772.8$6M+0.2%#504 of 507
5Chaves County, NM252.1$7.1M−2.7%#506 of 507
Curry County, NMNot scored21.1$14M−3.5%

Other business types in Curry County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Curry County, NM?

Curry 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 Curry County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $28M a year, or $1,508 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $14M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,595 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Curry County, NM compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Curry County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,198 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Curry County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Curry County at 46,655 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,595 households. The median household income in Curry County is $57,309 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Curry 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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