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Dry cleaners in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area
How the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #169 of 272 scored metro areas
#5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Colorado
- Listings
- 173
- 57 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 181
- −21.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.6B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,124 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,092,037
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area comes to about $2.6B a year: $2,124 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $15M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 173 dry cleaners on map listings in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 57 are chain locations, or 33%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts show 181 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area in 2023, down 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,749 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $4.5M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area.
Population estimates show the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #169 of 272 scored metro areas and #5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Colorado.
How the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area 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 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $15M | $16.9M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,749 | 8,360 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −21.7% | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,124 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $105,762 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 181−21.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 925
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 166The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $4.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,092,037+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 1,221,636
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 360
- Median household income
- $105,762+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,691
- Median home value
- $603,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,626,278
- Daytime population
- 3,090,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greeley, CO | 89 | 6 | 0.5 | $40.3M | +14.2% | #1 of 272 |
| 2Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 69 | 14 | 0.9 | $21.7M | +4.8% | #34 of 272 |
| 3Colorado Springs, CO | 57 | 32 | 1.1 | $18.1M | +3.1% | #107 of 272 |
| 4Pueblo, CO | 52 | 5 | 0.7 | $22.1M | +0.6% | #137 of 272 |
| 5Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 44 | 173 | 1.4 | $15M | +4.1% | #169 of 272 |
| 6Boulder, CO | 27 | 23 | 1.7 | $12.9M | −0.7% | #246 of 272 |
Other business types in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial 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 laundry64
- Clothing and shoe stores67
- Laundromats73
- Dry cleaners44
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 173 dry cleaners in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area. 57 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 181 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 21.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $2.6B a year, or $2,124 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 173 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $15M 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 1,221,636 households in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area has 1.4 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $15M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area would have about 166, against 173 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,749 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area at 3,092,037 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,221,636 households. Median household income in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area is $105,762, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.8%, 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area scores 44 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #169 of 272 scored metro areas.
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