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Dry cleaners in Butte County, CA
How Butte County, CA 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #228 of 507 scored counties
#9 of 29 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $143.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,726 a household
- Spending per listing
- $28.8M
- 83% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,211
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dry cleaners in Butte County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 54% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Butte County comes to about $143.8M a year: $1,726 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $28.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 83% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Butte County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 10,414 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $964K have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Butte County.
Population estimates put the population change in Butte County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dry cleaners, Butte County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #228 of 507 scored counties and #9 of 29 scored counties in California.
How Butte County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Butte County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $28.8M | $12.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,414 | 6,730 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,726 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $67,928 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $755K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $964K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Butte 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 Butte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,211−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 83,312
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $67,928+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,439
- Median home value
- $424,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,172
- Daytime population
- 203,711Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in California, with Butte County marked.
Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Joaquin County, CA | 71 | 19 | 0.8 | $25.1M | +5.5% | #55 of 507 |
| 2Yolo County, CA | 65 | 5 | 0.7 | $30.5M | +3.1% | #99 of 507 |
| 3Fresno County, CA | 62 | 19 | 0.6 | $30.1M | +2.6% | #134 of 507 |
| 4Tulare County, CA | 60 | 10 | 0.7 | $24.3M | +2.4% | #159 of 507 |
| 5El Dorado County, CA | 60 | 7 | 0.9 | $23.7M | +0.6% | #160 of 507 |
| 6Placer County, CA | 60 | 20 | 1.3 | $17.7M | +8.9% | #168 of 507 |
| 7San Luis Obispo County, CA | 56 | 11 | 1.0 | $20.1M | 0.0% | #205 of 507 |
| 8Sonoma County, CA | 55 | 19 | 1.0 | $21.4M | −0.4% | #213 of 507 |
| 9Butte County, CA | 53 | 5 | 0.6 | $28.8M | −0.5% | #228 of 507 |
| 10Santa Cruz County, CA | 52 | 10 | 1.0 | $21.5M | −4.7% | #238 of 507 |
Other business types in Butte 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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats22
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Butte County, CA?
Butte County has 5 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Butte County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $143.8M a year, or $1,726 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $28.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,312 households in Butte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butte County, CA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Butte County has 0.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $28.8M, 83% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Butte County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,414 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Butte County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Butte County at 209,211 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 83,312 households. The median household income in Butte County is $67,928 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Butte County scores 53 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #228 of 507 scored counties.
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