Clothing and laundry · County · Virginia
Dry cleaners in Fairfax city, VA
How Fairfax city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,638 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,772
- +10.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,638 per household (28% above the U.S. average), households in Fairfax city spend about $24.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $8.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 3 dry cleaners on map listings in Fairfax city as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 1.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Fairfax city was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,308 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Fairfax city grew 10.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, Fairfax city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Fairfax 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.
| Measure | Fairfax city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $17.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,308 | 6,652 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −21.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,638 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $132,348 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $785K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- 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 Fairfax 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 Fairfax city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,772+10.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,155
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 6 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,010
- Median household income
- $132,348+13.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $178,337
- Median home value
- $722,600
- Jobs located here
- 24,910
- Daytime population
- 37,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| 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 |
| Fairfax city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $8.1M | +10.8% |
Other business types in Fairfax city
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 laundry60
- Clothing and shoe stores62
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Fairfax city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dry cleaners in Fairfax city. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Fairfax city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $24.2M a year, or $2,638 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $8.1M 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 9,155 households in Fairfax city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfax city, VA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Fairfax city has 3.3 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $8.1M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Fairfax city would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,308 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Fairfax city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fairfax city at 26,772 people in 2025, up 10.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,155 households. Median household income in Fairfax city is $132,348, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.1%, 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. Fairfax city has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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