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Dry cleaners in the Jackson, TN metro area

How the Jackson, TN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #154 of 272 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
5
3 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$121.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,678 a household
Spending per listing
$24.3M
55% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
184,569
+2.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 dry cleaners in the Jackson metro area. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Jackson metro area comes to about $121.6M a year: $1,678 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $24.3M per shop, 55% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Jackson metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in the Jackson metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in the Jackson metro area is 49 (lower middle), #154 of 272 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.

How the Jackson metro area 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.

Dry cleaners in Jackson, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureJackson metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.70.91.3
Spending per listing$24.3M$20.8M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a12,5528,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−22.9%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,678$1,842$2,055
Median household income$61,177$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4958

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
53 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
184,569+2.2% since 2020
Households
72,451
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,711 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$61,177+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,447
Median home value
$185,300
Jobs located here
84,298
Daytime population
188,381Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Jackson metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Tennessee

Metro areas in Tennessee ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Knoxville, TN76270.7$26.1M+6.9%#16 of 272
2Johnson City, TN6560.7$24.9M+4.3%#46 of 272
3Chattanooga, TN-GA63231.0$18.8M+5.3%#69 of 272
4Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN62831.0$20.4M+8.7%#74 of 272
5Clarksville, TN-KY59131.0$16.8M+8.5%#93 of 272
6Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA57100.8$22M+2.3%#101 of 272
7Jackson, TN4950.7$24.3M+2.2%#154 of 272
8Memphis, TN-MS-AR29651.2$14.7M−0.3%#237 of 272

Other business types in the Jackson metro area

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in the Jackson, TN metro area?

There are 5 dry cleaners on map listings in the Jackson metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in the Jackson metro area: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $121.6M a year, or $1,678 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $24.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,451 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jackson, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

The Jackson metro area has 0.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $24.3M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 8, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is the Jackson, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 184,569 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,451 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $61,177 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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 Jackson metro area scores 49 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #154 of 272 scored metro areas.

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