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Dry cleaners in Blount County, TN
The dry cleaners in Blount County, TN, 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $104.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,885 a household
- Spending per listing
- $34.9M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 143,820
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,885 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Blount County spend about $104.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 3 dry cleaners, that is $34.9M per shop, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 3 dry cleaners on map listings in Blount County 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 4 businesses with payroll in Blount County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 13,881 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Blount County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, Blount County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Blount County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Blount County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $34.9M | $20.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,881 | 12,552 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −22.9% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,885 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $77,365 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $442K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Blount 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 Blount County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 143,820+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,522
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 559 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 249
- Median household income
- $77,365+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,400
- Median home value
- $320,500
- Jobs located here
- 56,831
- Daytime population
- 134,383Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rutherford County, TN | 69 | 11 | 0.8 | $23.1M | +12.6% | #75 of 507 |
| 2Knox County, TN | 66 | 21 | 1.0 | $18.3M | +6.5% | #94 of 507 |
| 3Washington County, TN | 62 | 5 | 0.9 | $19.9M | +6.0% | #137 of 507 |
| 4Hamilton County, TN | 62 | 18 | 1.2 | $16.6M | +6.2% | #143 of 507 |
| 5Sullivan County, TN | 61 | 6 | 0.9 | $19.7M | +3.5% | #149 of 507 |
| 6Montgomery County, TN | 60 | 9 | 1.0 | $17.7M | +13.0% | #167 of 507 |
| 7Davidson County, TN | 53 | 39 | 1.2 | $16.5M | +4.2% | #233 of 507 |
| 8Williamson County, TN | 53 | 18 | 2.0 | $13.5M | +9.0% | #235 of 507 |
| 9Maury County, TN | 52 | 6 | 1.4 | $13.1M | +16.0% | #242 of 507 |
| 10Sevier County, TN | 35 | 5 | 1.2 | $13.9M | +2.5% | #393 of 507 |
| Blount County, TN | Not scored | 3 | 0.5 | $34.9M | +6.0% |
Other business types in Blount 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 laundry73
- Clothing and shoe stores75
- Laundromats73
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Blount County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dry cleaners in Blount County. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Blount County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $104.6M a year, or $1,885 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $34.9M 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 55,522 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blount County, TN compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Blount County has 0.5 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $34.9M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Blount County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,881 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Blount County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Blount County at 143,820 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,522 households. Median household income in Blount County is $77,365, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. Blount County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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