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Dry cleaners in Gloucester County, VA
The dry cleaners in Gloucester County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,972 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,097
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gloucester County spend about $30.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,972 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10M per shop, 36% 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 Gloucester County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 54% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Gloucester County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Gloucester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, Gloucester County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Gloucester 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.
| Measure | Gloucester County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $10M | $17.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,652 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −21.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,972 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $84,306 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 47 |
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
- 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,097+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,274
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 218 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 181
- Median household income
- $84,306+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,513
- Median home value
- $331,000
- Jobs located here
- 9,415
- Daytime population
- 32,479Residents 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 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $10M | +3.6% |
Other business types in Gloucester County
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 laundry75
- Clothing and shoe stores77
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Gloucester County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dry cleaners in Gloucester County. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Gloucester County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Gloucester County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30.1M a year, or $1,972 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $10M 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 15,274 households in Gloucester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gloucester County, VA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Gloucester County has 2.0 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $10M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Gloucester County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Gloucester County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Gloucester County at 40,097 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,274 households. Median household income in Gloucester County is $84,306, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Gloucester County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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