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Dry cleaners in El Dorado County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in El Dorado County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #160 of 507 scored counties
#5 of 29 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $166.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,180 a household
- Spending per listing
- $23.7M
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 192,323
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in El Dorado County comes to about $166.1M a year: $2,180 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $23.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 51% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
El Dorado County has 7 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in El Dorado County in 2023. That is one for every 8,465 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in El Dorado County.
Population estimates put the population change in El Dorado County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, El Dorado County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #160 of 507 scored counties and #5 of 29 scored counties in California.
How El Dorado 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 | El Dorado County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $23.7M | $12.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,465 | 6,730 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,180 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $108,845 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $701K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 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
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in El Dorado 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 El Dorado County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 192,323+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 76,185
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,708 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $108,845+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,330
- Median home value
- $679,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,451
- Daytime population
- 166,597Residents 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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado 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 laundry68
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats53
- Dry cleaners60
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in El Dorado County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 dry cleaners in El Dorado County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in El Dorado County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $166.1M a year, or $2,180 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $23.7M 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 76,185 households in El Dorado County and national spending patterns by income.
How does El Dorado County, CA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
El Dorado County has 0.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $23.7M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, El Dorado County would have about 11, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,465 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is El Dorado County, CA growing?
Population estimates put El Dorado County at 192,323 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,185 households. Median household income in El Dorado County is $108,845, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. El Dorado County scores 60 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #160 of 507 scored counties.
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