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Dry cleaners in La Plata County, CO
The dry cleaners in La Plata County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 1 chain location (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $45.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $22.9M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
See the dry cleaners around any address in La Plata County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 dry cleaners in La Plata County. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in La Plata County comes to about $45.8M a year: $1,881 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $22.9M per shop. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in La Plata County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in La Plata County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 dry cleaners on map listings, La Plata County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How La Plata 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 | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $22.9M | $16.9M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,360 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −18.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,881 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in La Plata County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the dry cleaners on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| La Plata County, CO | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | $22.9M | +2.2% |
Other business types in La Plata 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats38
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in La Plata County, CO?
La Plata County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in La Plata County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $45.8M a year, or $1,881 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $22.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
La Plata County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, La Plata County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. La Plata County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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