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Dry cleaners in Hamilton County, TN
How Hamilton County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #143 of 507 scored counties
#4 of 12 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 18
- 6 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- −45.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $299.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,941 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.6M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 390,833
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hamilton County spend about $299.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,941 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 dry cleaners, that is $16.6M per shop, 6% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Hamilton County has 18 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 33%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Hamilton County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 45.4% from 2019. That is one for every 12,848 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, Hamilton County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #143 of 507 scored counties and #4 of 12 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $16.6M | $20.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,848 | 12,552 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −45.4% | −22.9% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,941 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,183 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 12−45.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 186 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 390,833+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 154,181
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 694
- Median household income
- $76,183+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,083
- Median home value
- $312,800
- Jobs located here
- 213,237
- Daytime population
- 429,865Residents 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 |
Other business types in Hamilton 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 laundry44
- Clothing and shoe stores44
- Laundromats69
- Dry cleaners62
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Hamilton County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 dry cleaners in Hamilton County. 6 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 45.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Hamilton County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $299.3M a year, or $1,941 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $16.6M 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 154,181 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, TN compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Hamilton County has 1.2 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $16.6M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 19, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,848 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 45.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 390,833 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,181 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $76,183, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Hamilton County scores 62 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #143 of 507 scored counties.
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