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Dry cleaners in Boulder County, CO
The dry cleaners in Boulder County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #433 of 507 scored counties
#11 of 11 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 23
- 10 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $296.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,164 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.9M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
For dry cleaners, Boulder County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #433 of 507 scored counties and #11 of 11 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,164 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Boulder County spend about $296.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $12.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 23 dry cleaners on map listings in Boulder County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Boulder County was 29 in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,724 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Boulder County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Boulder County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $12.9M | $16.9M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,724 | 8,360 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.3% | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,164 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 29−3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 140
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Boulder 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 Boulder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Weld County, CO | 86 | 6 | 0.5 | $40.3M | +14.2% | #3 of 507 |
| 2Adams County, CO | 77 | 15 | 0.8 | $24.6M | +6.6% | #31 of 507 |
| 3Larimer County, CO | 70 | 14 | 0.9 | $21.7M | +4.8% | #69 of 507 |
| 4El Paso County, CO | 60 | 31 | 1.1 | $18M | +3.2% | #165 of 507 |
| 5Pueblo County, CO | 56 | 5 | 0.7 | $22.1M | +0.6% | #204 of 507 |
| 6Douglas County, CO | 52 | 25 | 1.8 | $14.2M | +10.9% | #241 of 507 |
| 7Broomfield County, CO | 51 | 7 | 2.2 | $10.5M | +6.3% | #257 of 507 |
| 8Jefferson County, CO | 46 | 29 | 1.2 | $18M | −0.5% | #293 of 507 |
| 9Arapahoe County, CO | 43 | 36 | 1.4 | $14.8M | +2.8% | #323 of 507 |
| 10Denver County, CO | 35 | 60 | 1.8 | $11.4M | +3.2% | #397 of 507 |
| 11Boulder County, CO | 30 | 23 | 1.7 | $12.9M | −0.7% | #433 of 507 |
Other business types in Boulder 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats77
- Dry cleaners30
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Boulder County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 dry cleaners in Boulder County. 10 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $296.5M a year, or $2,164 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $12.9M 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 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Boulder County has 1.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $12.9M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Boulder County would have about 19, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,724 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 30 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #433 of 507 scored counties.
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