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Dry cleaners in Galax city, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Galax city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,621 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
6,670
−0.7% 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

At $1,621 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Galax city spend about $4.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $4.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There is 1 dry cleaner on map listings in Galax city as of September 2026. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Galax city, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Galax city declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Galax 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 Galax city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureGalax cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.61.21.3
Spending per listing$4.5M$17.5M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,6528,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−21.5%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,621$2,176$2,055
Median household income$38,675$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
0The 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 Galax 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 Galax city

Population, 2025 estimate
6,670−0.7% since 2020
Households
2,763
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
8 sq. mi.
People per square mile
817
Median household income
$38,675
Average household income
$71,061
Median home value
$141,300
Jobs located here
5,712
Daytime population
9,892Residents 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 Galax 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
Galax city, VANot scored13.6$4.5M−0.7%

Other business types in Galax city

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Galax city, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 dry cleaner in Galax city. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Galax city: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Galax city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $4.5M a year, or $1,621 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 dry cleaner on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 2,763 households in Galax city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Galax city has 1 dry cleaner on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate.

How fast is Galax city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Galax city at 6,670 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,763 households. Median household income in Galax city is $38,675, 52% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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