Market rankings · Virginia
Dry cleaners in Virginia
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Virginia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 418
- 96 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 506
- −21.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.3B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 8% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $17.5M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #28 of 51
- Market score 47 · Lower middle
A site report maps the dry cleaners on map listings around any address in Virginia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
There are 418 dry cleaners on map listings in Virginia as of September 2026. Of those, 96 are chain locations, or 23%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Households in Virginia spend about $7.3B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,176 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 418 dry cleaners, that is $17.5M per shop, 12% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Official counts show 506 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Virginia in 2023, down 21.5% from 2019. That is one for every 6,652 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 18.7% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Virginia.
Among the 50 states and DC, Virginia ranks #28 for dry cleaners, with a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Charlottesville metro area scores highest (71). Among 21 scored counties, Stafford County scores highest (70).
Every market in Virginia for dry cleaners
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Virginia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charlottesville, VA | 71 | 7 | 0.8 | $28M | +3.1% | #27 of 272 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 57 | 10 | 0.8 | $22M | +2.3% | #101 of 272 |
| 2Roanoke, VA | 54 | 13 | 1.0 | $18.4M | +0.4% | #123 of 272 |
| 3Winchester, VA-WV | 52 | 7 | 1.3 | $16M | +6.5% | #140 of 272 |
| 4Richmond, VA | 47 | 70 | 1.3 | $15.8M | +5.5% | #161 of 272 |
| 5Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 42 | 82 | 1.2 | $17.2M | +0.9% | #177 of 272 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 40 | 417 | 1.8 | $14.5M | +3.3% | #187 of 272 |
| Lynchburg, VA | Not scored | 4 | 0.4 | $45.9M | +2.9% | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | Not scored | 3 | 0.4 | $42.3M | −0.1% | |
| Harrisonburg, VA | Not scored | 3 | 0.6 | $30.9M | +3.5% | |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.4 | $46.8M | +3.2% |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danville, VA | Not scored | 5 | 1.1 | $13.9M | −1.7% | |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $32.2M | −3.8% | |
| Martinsville, VA | Not scored | 3 | 1.1 | $13.9M | −1.9% | |
| Lake of the Woods, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $31.2M | +10.1% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stafford County, VA | 70 | 5 | 1.0 | $27.5M | +8.3% | #63 of 507 |
| 2Chesterfield County, VA | 70 | 13 | 0.9 | $23.9M | +8.7% | #67 of 507 |
| 3Loudoun County, VA | 54 | 28 | 2.0 | $15.5M | +6.4% | #226 of 507 |
| 4Chesapeake city, VA | 52 | 11 | 1.2 | $18.3M | +2.3% | #240 of 507 |
| 5Fauquier County, VA | 51 | 5 | 1.9 | $13.5M | +4.8% | #253 of 507 |
| 6Alexandria city, VA | 49 | 9 | 1.2 | $20.8M | +1.0% | #270 of 507 |
| 7Virginia Beach city, VA | 49 | 22 | 1.2 | $17.2M | −1.3% | #271 of 507 |
| 8Prince William County, VA | 49 | 27 | 1.7 | $15M | +4.2% | #275 of 507 |
| 9Spotsylvania County, VA | 49 | 10 | 1.9 | $12.1M | +10.5% | #278 of 507 |
| 10Arlington County, VA | 48 | 18 | 1.6 | $16.7M | +2.1% | #281 of 507 |
| 11Hanover County, VA | 48 | 7 | 1.6 | $14.1M | +5.6% | #284 of 507 |
| 12York County, VA | 44 | 5 | 1.9 | $12.5M | +1.6% | #314 of 507 |
| 13Roanoke County, VA | 42 | 5 | 1.3 | $15.7M | +0.2% | #329 of 507 |
| 14Fairfax County, VA | 40 | 84 | 2.0 | $13.8M | +1.7% | #352 of 507 |
| 15Roanoke city, VA | 39 | 5 | 1.1 | $14.3M | −0.8% | #363 of 507 |
| 16Richmond city, VA | 39 | 15 | 1.4 | $12.8M | +4.6% | #365 of 507 |
| 17James City County, VA | 38 | 7 | 2.2 | $10.5M | +6.2% | #373 of 507 |
| 18Norfolk city, VA | 37 | 9 | 0.9 | $19M | −2.9% | #378 of 507 |
| 19Hampton city, VA | 32 | 9 | 1.6 | $11.5M | 0.0% | #422 of 507 |
| 20Henrico County, VA | 28 | 28 | 2.0 | $10.4M | +2.3% | #452 of 507 |
| 21Danville city, VA | 4 | 5 | 2.6 | $5.8M | −2.2% | #505 of 507 |
| Newport News city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 0.5 | $33.6M | −1.5% | |
| Albemarle County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.4 | $52.7M | +5.1% | |
| Montgomery County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $35.2M | −1.2% | |
| Suffolk city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 1.1 | $19.6M | +10.4% |
Show all 133 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 1.0 | $16.9M | −1.2% | |
| Frederick County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 1.1 | $19.2M | +8.8% | |
| Rockingham County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $62.7M | +6.6% | |
| Bedford County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.4% | |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 1.0 | $16M | +3.0% | |
| Augusta County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $57.8M | +1.8% | |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Campbell County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.1% | |
| Franklin County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | $41.8M | +1.9% | |
| Culpeper County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $40.4M | +9.3% | |
| Washington County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $38.4M | 0.0% | |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.2 | $15M | −1.7% | |
| Henry County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.0 | $16.3M | −3.1% | |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $10M | −4.4% | |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.1 | $16.1M | +3.6% | |
| Prince George County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $12.7M | +2.0% | |
| Manassas city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 2.1 | $11.1M | +3.9% | |
| Warren County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $10.3M | +4.8% | |
| Louisa County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +13.6% | |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $32.9M | +6.7% | |
| Tazewell County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $25.5M | −4.4% | |
| Gloucester County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $10M | +3.6% | |
| Orange County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $31.2M | +10.1% | |
| Wise County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.5% | |
| Botetourt County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $25.4M | +1.5% | |
| Pulaski County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $24.7M | −0.6% | |
| Halifax County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $10.8M | −1.4% | |
| Petersburg city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $5.7M | +1.0% | |
| Accomack County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.4% | |
| Caroline County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.3% | |
| Powhatan County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.0% | |
| Amherst County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $22.2M | +2.1% | |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $22.7M | +1.5% | |
| Smyth County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.0% | |
| Carroll County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.5% | |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.6% | |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.6% | |
| Wythe County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $20.2M | −1.2% | |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.2% | |
| Winchester city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $6.8M | +1.0% | |
| King George County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $23.6M | +10.5% | |
| Goochland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +17.4% | |
| Staunton city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Salem city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $18.9M | +1.7% | |
| Russell County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| New Kent County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +21.2% | |
| Fairfax city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $8.1M | +10.8% | |
| Page County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Hopewell city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $16.6M | +7.5% | |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.3% | |
| Lee County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.1% | |
| Scott County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Greene County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $16.8M | +6.6% | |
| Buchanan County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.7% | |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.5% | |
| King William County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.5% | |
| Colonial Heights city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $13.9M | +3.2% | |
| Southampton County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Patrick County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Buckingham County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Bristol city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 4.2 | $3.8M | −5.2% | |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.5% | |
| Radford city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.0% | |
| Appomattox County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.3% | |
| Giles County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.3% | |
| Brunswick County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.6% | |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $9.7M | +2.6% | |
| Nottoway County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Floyd County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.1% | |
| Grayson County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Clarke County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $13.6M | +5.4% | |
| Alleghany County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Nelson County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% | |
| Falls Church city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.2 | $8.8M | +3.3% | |
| Madison County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Dickenson County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.0% | |
| Martinsville city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $9M | +2.8% | |
| Amelia County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Poquoson city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $11.2M | +6.6% | |
| Northumberland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.1% | |
| Northampton County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Charlotte County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Greensville County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Lancaster County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $10.5M | +0.9% | |
| Middlesex County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Sussex County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.4% | |
| Essex County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $7.5M | +0.5% | |
| Cumberland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.9% | |
| Richmond County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.2% | |
| Mathews County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.1% | |
| Franklin city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.1% | |
| Lexington city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 13.7 | $1.3M | +6.2% | |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Galax city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 3.6 | $4.5M | −0.7% | |
| King and Queen County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Charles City County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Surry County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.8% | |
| Bland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Covington city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $3.6M | −1.2% | |
| Emporia city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.4% | |
| Craig County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.6% | |
| Bath County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.6% | |
| Norton city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 6.2 | $2.3M | −5.5% | |
| Highland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 dry cleaners on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Virginia?
As of September 2026, map listings count 418 dry cleaners in Virginia. 96 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 506 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 21.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Virginia spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $7.3B a year, or $2,176 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 418 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $17.5M 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 3,365,732 households in Virginia and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Virginia has 1.2 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $17.5M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Virginia would have about 467, against 418 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,652 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
Which market in Virginia has the highest market score for dry cleaners?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Charlottesville metro area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 21 scored counties in Virginia, Stafford County scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Virginia scores 47 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #28 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Virginia. It maps the dry cleaners on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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