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Dry cleaners in Jefferson County, CO
The dry cleaners in Jefferson County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #293 of 507 scored counties
#8 of 11 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 29
- 10 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $522.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,163 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 580,451
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,163 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $522.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 29 dry cleaners, that is $18M per shop, 15% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Jefferson County has 29 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Jefferson County was 36 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 6,715 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Jefferson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Jefferson County is 46 (lower middle), #293 of 507 scored counties and #8 of 11 scored counties in Colorado.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $18M | $16.9M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,715 | 8,360 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,163 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $110,656 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 36−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 149
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2910 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 580,451−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 241,735
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 758
- Median household income
- $110,656+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,995
- Median home value
- $637,600
- Jobs located here
- 259,943
- Daytime population
- 537,313Residents 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 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 laundry56
- Clothing and shoe stores61
- Laundromats63
- Dry cleaners46
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Jefferson County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 dry cleaners in Jefferson County. 10 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $522.8M a year, or $2,163 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $18M 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 241,735 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, CO compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Jefferson County has 1.2 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $18M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 33, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,715 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 580,451 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 241,735 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $110,656, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 46 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #293 of 507 scored counties.
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