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Dry cleaners in Riverside County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Riverside County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #251 of 507 scored counties
#13 of 29 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 95
- 24 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 98
- −10.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,960 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,544,916
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 95 dry cleaners in Riverside County. 24 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Households in Riverside County spend about $1.5B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,960 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $16M per shop, 2% 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 Riverside County was 98 in 2023, down 10.1% from 2019. That is one for every 7,912 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Riverside County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Riverside County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, Riverside County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #251 of 507 scored counties and #13 of 29 scored counties in California.
How Riverside 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 | Riverside County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $16M | $12.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,912 | 6,730 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.1% | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,960 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $93,074 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 109 → 98−10.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 434
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9524 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Riverside 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 Riverside County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,544,916+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 775,335
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 7,209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 344
- Median household income
- $93,074+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,893
- Median home value
- $557,300
- Jobs located here
- 814,658
- Daytime population
- 2,232,472Residents 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 Riverside 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 |
| 13Riverside County, CA | 51 | 95 | 1.2 | $16M | +5.0% | #251 of 507 |
Other business types in Riverside 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 laundry50
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats73
- Dry cleaners51
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Riverside County, CA?
Riverside County has 95 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 10.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Riverside County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.5B a year, or $1,960 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $16M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 775,335 households in Riverside County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riverside County, CA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Riverside County has 1.2 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $16M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Riverside County would have about 97, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,912 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Riverside County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Riverside County at 2,544,916 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 775,335 households. The median household income in Riverside County is $93,074 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Riverside County scores 51 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #251 of 507 scored counties.
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