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Dry cleaners in Roanoke County, VA
How Roanoke 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #329 of 507 scored counties
#13 of 21 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $78.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,978 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,150
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Roanoke County comes to about $78.6M a year: $1,978 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $15.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 5 dry cleaners on map listings in Roanoke County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Roanoke County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roanoke County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Roanoke County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #329 of 507 scored counties and #13 of 21 scored counties in Virginia.
How Roanoke 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 | Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $15.7M | $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 | +0.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,978 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $83,709 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Roanoke 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 Roanoke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,150+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 39,725
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 387
- Median household income
- $83,709+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,750
- Median home value
- $286,000
- Jobs located here
- 38,065
- Daytime population
- 88,794Residents 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 |
| 13Roanoke County, VA | 42 | 5 | 1.3 | $15.7M | +0.2% | #329 of 507 |
Other business types in Roanoke 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 laundry62
- Clothing and shoe stores61
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners42
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Roanoke County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dry cleaners in Roanoke County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Roanoke County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Roanoke County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $78.6M a year, or $1,978 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $15.7M 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 39,725 households in Roanoke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roanoke County, VA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Roanoke County has 1.3 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $15.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending.
How fast is Roanoke County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Roanoke County at 97,150 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,725 households. Median household income in Roanoke County is $83,709, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Roanoke County scores 42 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #329 of 507 scored counties.
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