Clothing and laundry · County · Virginia
Dry cleaners in Norfolk city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Norfolk city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #378 of 507 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $170.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 231,013
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Norfolk city spend about $170.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,798 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 dry cleaners, that is $19M per shop, 21% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Norfolk city has 9 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Norfolk city classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 7,305 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Norfolk city declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Norfolk city scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #378 of 507 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in Virginia.
How Norfolk 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 | Norfolk city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $19M | $17.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,305 | 6,652 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −21.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,798 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,109 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 88
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 231,013−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,965
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 53 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,385
- Median household income
- $66,109+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,610
- Median home value
- $289,900
- Jobs located here
- 130,869
- Daytime population
- 273,887Residents 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 |
| 18Norfolk city, VA | 37 | 9 | 0.9 | $19M | −2.9% | #378 of 507 |
Other business types in Norfolk 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 laundry17
- Clothing and shoe stores18
- Laundromats17
- Dry cleaners37
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Norfolk city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 dry cleaners in Norfolk city. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Norfolk city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $170.8M a year, or $1,798 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $19M 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 94,965 households in Norfolk city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Norfolk city, VA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Norfolk city has 0.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $19M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Norfolk city would have about 11, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,305 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Norfolk city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Norfolk city at 231,013 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 94,965 households. Median household income in Norfolk city is $66,109, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Norfolk city scores 37 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #378 of 507 scored counties.
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