Clothing and laundry · Metro area · California
Dry cleaners in the Modesto, CA metro area
The dry cleaners in the Modesto, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #191 of 272 scored metro areas
#13 of 20 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 18
- 4 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $323.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,819 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 557,719
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Modesto metro area comes to about $323.6M a year: $1,819 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $18M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 18 dry cleaners on map listings in the Modesto metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in the Modesto metro area classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 9,362 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $73K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Modesto metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Modesto metro area grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Modesto metro area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #191 of 272 scored metro areas and #13 of 20 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Modesto metro area 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 | Modesto metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $18M | $12.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,362 | 6,730 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,819 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,468 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 184 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $73K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Modesto 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 Modesto metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 557,719+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 177,874
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,496 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 370
- Median household income
- $81,468+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,867
- Median home value
- $450,100
- Jobs located here
- 196,740
- Daytime population
- 519,901Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stockton-Lodi, CA | 70 | 19 | 0.8 | $25.1M | +5.5% | #30 of 272 |
| 2Fresno, CA | 60 | 23 | 0.6 | $28.4M | +3.2% | #85 of 272 |
| 3Visalia, CA | 55 | 10 | 0.7 | $24.3M | +2.4% | #114 of 272 |
| 4San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 52 | 11 | 1.0 | $20.1M | 0.0% | #138 of 272 |
| 5Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 51 | 19 | 1.0 | $21.4M | −0.4% | #144 of 272 |
| 6Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 51 | 93 | 1.1 | $19.2M | +3.2% | #145 of 272 |
| 7Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 49 | 10 | 1.0 | $21.5M | −4.7% | #155 of 272 |
| 8Chico, CA | 48 | 5 | 0.6 | $28.8M | −0.5% | #157 of 272 |
| 9Vallejo, CA | 47 | 15 | 1.0 | $21.5M | +0.6% | #160 of 272 |
| 10Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 45 | 172 | 1.2 | $16.1M | +3.5% | #166 of 272 |
| 13Modesto, CA | 39 | 18 | 1.0 | $18M | +0.7% | #191 of 272 |
Other business types in the Modesto 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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats40
- Dry cleaners39
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Modesto, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 dry cleaners in the Modesto metro area. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Modesto, CA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $323.6M a year, or $1,819 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $18M 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 177,874 households in the Modesto metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Modesto, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Modesto metro area has 1.0 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $18M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Modesto metro area would have about 21, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,362 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Modesto, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Modesto metro area at 557,719 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,874 households. Median household income in the Modesto metro area is $81,468, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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 Modesto metro area scores 39 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #191 of 272 scored metro areas.
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