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Dry cleaners in Danville city, VA

The dry cleaners in Danville city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 4 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #505 of 507 scored counties
#21 of 21 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,530 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
63% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,647
−2.2% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Danville city is 4 (very low), #505 of 507 scored counties and #21 of 21 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,530 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Danville city spend about $29.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $5.8M per shop, 63% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 5 dry cleaners on map listings in Danville city as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 1.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Danville city classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 4,767 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Population estimates show Danville city declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Danville city compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Danville city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureDanville cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.61.21.3
Spending per listing$5.8M$17.5M$15.7M
Households per official establishment4,7676,6528,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−21.5%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,530$2,176$2,055
Median household income$44,423$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score447

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
46
Annual payroll, 2023
$988K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Danville city, 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 Danville city

Population, 2025 estimate
41,647−2.2% since 2020
Households
19,066
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
48%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
43 sq. mi.
People per square mile
986
Median household income
$44,423+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,871
Median home value
$119,100
Jobs located here
24,865
Daytime population
50,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Danville city marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stafford County, VA7051.0$27.5M+8.3%#63 of 507
2Chesterfield County, VA70130.9$23.9M+8.7%#67 of 507
3Loudoun County, VA54282.0$15.5M+6.4%#226 of 507
4Chesapeake city, VA52111.2$18.3M+2.3%#240 of 507
5Fauquier County, VA5151.9$13.5M+4.8%#253 of 507
6Alexandria city, VA4991.2$20.8M+1.0%#270 of 507
7Virginia Beach city, VA49221.2$17.2M−1.3%#271 of 507
8Prince William County, VA49271.7$15M+4.2%#275 of 507
9Spotsylvania County, VA49101.9$12.1M+10.5%#278 of 507
10Arlington County, VA48181.6$16.7M+2.1%#281 of 507
21Danville city, VA452.6$5.8M−2.2%#505 of 507

Other business types in Danville city

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Danville city, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dry cleaners in Danville city. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. 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 Danville city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $29.2M a year, or $1,530 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 19,066 households in Danville city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Danville city, VA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Danville city has 2.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $5.8M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Danville city would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,767 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Danville city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Danville city at 41,647 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,066 households. Median household income in Danville city is $44,423, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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. Danville city scores 4 for dry cleaners (very low), #505 of 507 scored counties.

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