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Dry cleaners in Douglas County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Douglas County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #241 of 507 scored counties
#6 of 11 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
25
4 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
32
−20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$355.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,543 a household
Spending per listing
$14.2M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
399,396
+10.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Douglas County comes to about $355.9M a year: $2,543 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 dry cleaners, that is $14.2M per shop, 9% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 25 dry cleaners on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,374 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $262K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Douglas County.

Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Douglas County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #241 of 507 scored counties and #6 of 11 scored counties in Colorado.

How Douglas 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.

Dry cleaners in Douglas County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.21.3
Spending per listing$14.2M$16.9M$15.7M
Households per official establishment4,3748,3608,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.0%−18.4%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,543$2,010$2,055
Median household income$149,594$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score5247

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40 → 32−20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
92
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
254 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$262K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
399,396+10.9% since 2020
Households
139,960
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
840 sq. mi.
People per square mile
449
Median household income
$149,594+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$183,544
Median home value
$713,600
Jobs located here
144,461
Daytime population
321,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Douglas County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Weld County, CO8660.5$40.3M+14.2%#3 of 507
2Adams County, CO77150.8$24.6M+6.6%#31 of 507
3Larimer County, CO70140.9$21.7M+4.8%#69 of 507
4El Paso County, CO60311.1$18M+3.2%#165 of 507
5Pueblo County, CO5650.7$22.1M+0.6%#204 of 507
6Douglas County, CO52251.8$14.2M+10.9%#241 of 507
7Broomfield County, CO5172.2$10.5M+6.3%#257 of 507
8Jefferson County, CO46291.2$18M−0.5%#293 of 507
9Arapahoe County, CO43361.4$14.8M+2.8%#323 of 507
10Denver County, CO35601.8$11.4M+3.2%#397 of 507

Other business types in Douglas County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Douglas County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 dry cleaners in Douglas County. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Douglas County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $355.9M a year, or $2,543 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $14.2M 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 139,960 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, CO compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Douglas County has 1.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $14.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Douglas County would have about 23, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,374 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 399,396 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,960 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $149,594, 85% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Douglas County scores 52 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #241 of 507 scored counties.

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