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Dry cleaners in Johnston County, NC
The dry cleaners in Johnston County, NC, 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 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $166.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,946 a household
- Spending per listing
- $41.6M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 256,448
- +17.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Johnston County comes to about $166.6M a year: $1,946 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $41.6M per shop, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Johnston County has 4 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Johnston County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 8,559 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Johnston County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 dry cleaners on map listings, Johnston County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Johnston County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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.
| Measure | Johnston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $41.6M | $16.2M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,559 | 9,371 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −20.2% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,946 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $83,384 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $692K
- 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
- 11The 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 Johnston 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 Johnston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 256,448+17.9% since 2020
- Households
- 85,591
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 792 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 296
- Median household income
- $83,384+39.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,557
- Median home value
- $305,600
- Jobs located here
- 58,494
- Daytime population
- 179,884Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brunswick County, NC | 80 | 5 | 0.7 | $25.9M | +26.5% | #16 of 507 |
| 2Buncombe County, NC | 69 | 7 | 0.7 | $27.9M | +2.9% | #74 of 507 |
| 3Iredell County, NC | 69 | 7 | 0.9 | $21.7M | +12.9% | #76 of 507 |
| 4Cabarrus County, NC | 64 | 10 | 1.2 | $17.6M | +9.9% | #123 of 507 |
| 5Pitt County, NC | 62 | 5 | 0.7 | $25.3M | +5.4% | #135 of 507 |
| 6New Hanover County, NC | 60 | 8 | 0.8 | $25.5M | +8.6% | #158 of 507 |
| 7Union County, NC | 60 | 11 | 1.3 | $17.3M | +11.7% | #169 of 507 |
| 8Gaston County, NC | 58 | 12 | 1.3 | $14M | +7.8% | #184 of 507 |
| 9Durham County, NC | 57 | 17 | 1.2 | $17.1M | +7.7% | #194 of 507 |
| 10Wake County, NC | 55 | 80 | 1.7 | $13.3M | +11.2% | #220 of 507 |
| Johnston County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 0.5 | $41.6M | +17.9% |
Other business types in Johnston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores56
- Laundromats81
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Johnston County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 dry cleaners in Johnston County. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Johnston County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $166.6M a year, or $1,946 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $41.6M per shop. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 85,591 households in Johnston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnston County, NC compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Johnston County has 0.5 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $41.6M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Johnston County would have about 11, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,559 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Johnston County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Johnston County at 256,448 people in 2025, up 17.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,591 households. Median household income in Johnston County is $83,384, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.3%, 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. Johnston County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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