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Dry cleaners in Fauquier County, VA

How Fauquier County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #253 of 507 scored counties
#5 of 21 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$67.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,535 a household
Spending per listing
$13.5M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
76,503
+4.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dry cleaners in Fauquier County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 46% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Fauquier County comes to about $67.7M a year: $2,535 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $13.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Fauquier County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 6,680 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fauquier County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, Fauquier County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #253 of 507 scored counties and #5 of 21 scored counties in Virginia.

How Fauquier County 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 Fauquier County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFauquier CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.91.21.3
Spending per listing$13.5M$17.5M$15.7M
Households per official establishment6,6806,6528,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−21.5%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,535$2,176$2,055
Median household income$130,189$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5147

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$469K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Fauquier County, 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 Fauquier County

Population, 2025 estimate
76,503+4.8% since 2020
Households
26,720
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
648 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$130,189+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$157,814
Median home value
$573,700
Jobs located here
23,349
Daytime population
58,200Residents 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 Fauquier County 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

Other business types in Fauquier County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Fauquier County, VA?

Fauquier County has 5 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Fauquier County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $67.7M a year, or $2,535 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $13.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,720 households in Fauquier County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fauquier County, VA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Fauquier County has 1.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $13.5M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Fauquier County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,680 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Fauquier County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Fauquier County at 76,503 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,720 households. The median household income in Fauquier County is $130,189 a year, 61% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Fauquier County scores 51 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #253 of 507 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for dry cleaners · All 56 business types in Fauquier County

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