Clothing and laundry · Metro area · California
Dry cleaners in the Vallejo, CA metro area
The dry cleaners in the Vallejo, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #160 of 272 scored metro areas
#9 of 20 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 15
- 4 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −24.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $322.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,045 a household
- Spending per listing
- $21.5M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 455,376
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Vallejo metro area comes to about $322.1M a year: $2,045 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 15 dry cleaners, that is $21.5M per shop, 37% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 15 dry cleaners on map listings in the Vallejo metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Vallejo metro area was 22 in 2023, down 24.1% from 2019. That is one for every 7,160 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Vallejo metro area grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, the Vallejo metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #160 of 272 scored metro areas and #9 of 20 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Vallejo 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 | Vallejo metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $21.5M | $12.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,160 | 6,730 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −24.1% | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,045 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $100,401 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22−24.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 154 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Vallejo 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 Vallejo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 455,376+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 157,512
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 822 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 550
- Median household income
- $100,401+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,026
- Median home value
- $617,700
- Jobs located here
- 138,955
- Daytime population
- 384,717Residents 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 |
Other business types in the Vallejo 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 laundry47
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners47
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Vallejo, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 dry cleaners in the Vallejo metro area. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 24.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Vallejo, CA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $322.1M a year, or $2,045 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $21.5M 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 157,512 households in the Vallejo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Vallejo, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Vallejo metro area has 1.0 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $21.5M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Vallejo metro area would have about 21, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,160 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Vallejo, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Vallejo metro area at 455,376 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,512 households. Median household income in the Vallejo metro area is $100,401, 24% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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 Vallejo metro area scores 47 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #160 of 272 scored metro areas.
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