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Dry cleaners in Person County, NC

The dry cleaners in Person 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 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$28.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,763 a household
Spending per listing
$14.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
40,636
+3.7% 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

Households in Person County spend about $28.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,763 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 dry cleaners, that is $14.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Person County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Person County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Person County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 dry cleaners on map listings, Person County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Person 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.

Dry cleaners in Person County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasurePerson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.21.3
Spending per listing$14.2M$16.2M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,3718,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−20.2%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,763$1,894$2,055
Median household income$63,300$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

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
20 chain locations
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 Person 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 Person County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,636+3.7% since 2020
Households
16,063
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$63,300+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,375
Median home value
$213,900
Jobs located here
9,989
Daytime population
32,063Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Person County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Brunswick County, NC8050.7$25.9M+26.5%#16 of 507
2Buncombe County, NC6970.7$27.9M+2.9%#74 of 507
3Iredell County, NC6970.9$21.7M+12.9%#76 of 507
4Cabarrus County, NC64101.2$17.6M+9.9%#123 of 507
5Pitt County, NC6250.7$25.3M+5.4%#135 of 507
6New Hanover County, NC6080.8$25.5M+8.6%#158 of 507
7Union County, NC60111.3$17.3M+11.7%#169 of 507
8Gaston County, NC58121.3$14M+7.8%#184 of 507
9Durham County, NC57171.2$17.1M+7.7%#194 of 507
10Wake County, NC55801.7$13.3M+11.2%#220 of 507
Person County, NCNot scored21.2$14.2M+3.7%

Other business types in Person County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Person County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 dry cleaners in Person County. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Person County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Person County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $28.3M a year, or $1,763 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $14.2M 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 16,063 households in Person County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Person County, NC compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Person 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.

How fast is Person County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Person County at 40,636 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,063 households. Median household income in Person County is $63,300, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Person 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 Person County

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