Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · North Carolina
Dry cleaners in the Morehead City, NC area
The dry cleaners in the Morehead City, NC 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 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $60.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,880 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,469
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Morehead City area spend about $60.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,880 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $15M per shop, 4% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
The Morehead City area has 4 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in the Morehead City area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in the Morehead City area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 dry cleaners on map listings, the Morehead City area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Morehead City area 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 | Morehead City area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $15M | $16.2M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 9,371 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −20.2% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,880 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,322 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Morehead City 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 Morehead City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,469+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 31,977
- Median age
- 49.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 136
- Median household income
- $72,322+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,351
- Median home value
- $333,300
- Jobs located here
- 23,748
- Daytime population
- 65,592Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardOther business types in the Morehead City area
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 laundry47
- Clothing and shoe stores47
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Morehead City, NC area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 dry cleaners in the Morehead City area. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in the Morehead City area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Morehead City, NC area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $60.1M a year, or $1,880 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $15M 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 31,977 households in the Morehead City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Morehead City, NC area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Morehead City area has 1.3 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $15M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending.
How fast is the Morehead City, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Morehead City area at 70,469 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,977 households. Median household income in the Morehead City area is $72,322, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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 Morehead City area has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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