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Dry cleaners in Kauai County, HI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Kauai County, HI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $23.5M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 73,400
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 dry cleaners in Kauai County. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Kauai County comes to about $47M a year: $1,988 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $23.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Kauai County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 5,908 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Kauai County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 dry cleaners on map listings, Kauai County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Kauai County compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Kauai County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $23.5M | $30.7M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,908 | 14,923 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,988 | $2,058 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,668 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- 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 Kauai 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 Kauai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,400+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,632
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $97,668+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,466
- Median home value
- $873,200
- Jobs located here
- 28,378
- Daytime population
- 63,469Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Kauai County?
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Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Honolulu County, HI | 69 | 25 | 0.7 | $28.7M | −2.3% | #72 of 507 |
| 2Maui County, HI | 57 | 5 | 0.9 | $22.7M | −2.5% | #189 of 507 |
| Kauai County, HI | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | $23.5M | +0.3% |
Other business types in Kauai 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 laundry23
- Clothing and shoe stores23
- Laundromats33
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Kauai County, HI?
Kauai County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Kauai County, HI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $47M a year, or $1,988 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $23.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,632 households in Kauai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kauai County, HI compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Kauai 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, Kauai County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,908 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Kauai County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Kauai County at 73,400 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,632 households. The median household income in Kauai County is $97,668 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.9% 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. Kauai 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?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kauai County. It maps the dry cleaners on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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