Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Virginia
Dry cleaners in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area
The dry cleaners in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #140 of 272 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $111.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,012 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,332
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Winchester metro area comes to about $111.7M a year: $2,012 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $16M per shop, 2% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 7 dry cleaners on map listings in the Winchester metro area as of September 2026. One of them (14%) 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Winchester metro area classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 9,253 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Winchester metro area grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Winchester metro area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #140 of 272 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Winchester metro area 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 | Winchester metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $16M | $17.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,253 | 6,652 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −21.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,012 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $84,298 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $475K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 the Winchester metro area, 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 the Winchester metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,332+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,520
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,063 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $84,298+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,182
- Median home value
- $355,400
- Jobs located here
- 64,511
- Daytime population
- 143,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Winchester metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charlottesville, VA | 71 | 7 | 0.8 | $28M | +3.1% | #27 of 272 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 57 | 10 | 0.8 | $22M | +2.3% | #101 of 272 |
| 2Roanoke, VA | 54 | 13 | 1.0 | $18.4M | +0.4% | #123 of 272 |
| 3Winchester, VA-WV | 52 | 7 | 1.3 | $16M | +6.5% | #140 of 272 |
| 4Richmond, VA | 47 | 70 | 1.3 | $15.8M | +5.5% | #161 of 272 |
| 5Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 42 | 82 | 1.2 | $17.2M | +0.9% | #177 of 272 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 40 | 417 | 1.8 | $14.5M | +3.3% | #187 of 272 |
Other business types in the Winchester metro area
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 stores63
- Laundromats52
- Dry cleaners52
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 dry cleaners in the Winchester metro area. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $111.7M a year, or $2,012 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $16M 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 55,520 households in the Winchester metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Winchester, VA-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Winchester metro area has 1.3 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $16M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,253 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is the Winchester, VA-WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Winchester metro area at 152,332 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,520 households. Median household income in the Winchester metro area is $84,298, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. The Winchester metro area scores 52 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #140 of 272 scored metro areas.
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