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Dry cleaners in the Lawton, OK metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in the Lawton, OK metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #260 of 272 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$78.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,673 a household
Spending per listing
$15.7M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
127,590
+0.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in the Lawton metro area is 21 (low), #260 of 272 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Lawton metro area comes to about $78.5M a year: $1,673 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $15.7M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 5 dry cleaners on map listings in the Lawton metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Lawton metro area classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 5,215 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Lawton metro area grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lawton metro area compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Lawton, OK metro area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureLawton metro areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.21.3
Spending per listing$15.7M$15.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment5,21510,4868,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.9%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,673$1,773$2,055
Median household income$60,665$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score2140

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$674K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Lawton metro 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 Lawton metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
127,590+0.7% since 2020
Households
46,938
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$60,665+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,396
Median home value
$161,000
Jobs located here
38,111
Daytime population
121,235Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Oklahoma for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lawton metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oklahoma

Metro areas in Oklahoma ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tulsa, OK61350.9$21.3M+5.1%#82 of 272
2Oklahoma City, OK40861.5$12.4M+5.8%#189 of 272
Fort Smith, AR-OK25101.1$15.2M+3.1%#250 of 272
3Lawton, OK2151.1$15.7M+0.7%#260 of 272

Other business types in the Lawton metro area

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in the Lawton, OK metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dry cleaners in the Lawton metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

How much do households in the Lawton, OK metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $78.5M a year, or $1,673 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $15.7M 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 46,938 households in the Lawton metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lawton, OK metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

The Lawton metro area has 1.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $15.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $15.7M. 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 5,215 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is the Lawton, OK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lawton metro area at 127,590 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,938 households. Median household income in the Lawton metro area is $60,665, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.5%, 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. 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 Lawton metro area scores 21 for dry cleaners (low), #260 of 272 scored metro areas.

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