Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Texas
Dry cleaners in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #198 of 272 scored metro areas
#7 of 23 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 583
- 178 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 452
- −17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,126 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.5M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,477,157
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,126 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area spend about $6.1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $10.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area has 583 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts show 452 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area in 2023, down 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 6,398 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 45 SBA-backed loans worth $53.1M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #198 of 272 scored metro areas and #7 of 23 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $10.5M | $11.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,398 | 7,403 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.5% | −15.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,126 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $90,275 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 452−17.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,515
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $99.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 583178 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 392The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 45
- Amount
- $53.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,477,157+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 2,891,725
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,676 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 920
- Median household income
- $90,275+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,389
- Median home value
- $359,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,175,571
- Daytime population
- 8,229,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 54 | 26 | 1.0 | $16.9M | +5.6% | #124 of 272 |
| 2Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 54 | 149 | 1.5 | $15M | +14.0% | #128 of 272 |
| 3Waco, TX | 43 | 12 | 1.1 | $16.7M | +4.2% | #173 of 272 |
| 4Laredo, TX | 43 | 9 | 1.1 | $15.4M | +5.2% | #175 of 272 |
| 5Midland, TX | 40 | 13 | 1.9 | $11.6M | +9.8% | #190 of 272 |
| 6San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 39 | 154 | 1.6 | $12.1M | +9.5% | #196 of 272 |
| 7Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 39 | 583 | 2.0 | $10.5M | +10.6% | #198 of 272 |
| 8Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 38 | 576 | 2.2 | $9.5M | +10.3% | #201 of 272 |
| 9Corpus Christi, TX | 36 | 26 | 1.5 | $11.7M | +1.1% | #210 of 272 |
| 10Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 36 | 24 | 1.7 | $9.2M | +3.0% | #211 of 272 |
Other business types in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area
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 laundry53
- Clothing and shoe stores58
- Laundromats67
- Dry cleaners39
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 583 dry cleaners in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. 178 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 452 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 17.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $6.1B a year, or $2,126 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 583 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $10.5M 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 2,891,725 households in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area has 2.0 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $10.5M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area would have about 392, against 583 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,398 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area at 8,477,157 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,891,725 households. Median household income in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area is $90,275, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area scores 39 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #198 of 272 scored metro areas.
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