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Dry cleaners in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area

The dry cleaners in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #182 of 272 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Idaho

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$98M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,767 a household
Spending per listing
$12.2M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
173,851
+9.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 dry cleaners in the Idaho Falls metro area. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Idaho Falls metro area comes to about $98M a year: $1,767 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $12.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. 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 the Idaho Falls metro area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 11,091 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Idaho Falls metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Idaho Falls metro area grew 9.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in the Idaho Falls metro area is 41 (lower middle), #182 of 272 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Idaho.

How the Idaho Falls metro area compares

The same measures for Idaho 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 Idaho Falls, ID metro area compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureIdaho Falls metro areaIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.40.81.3
Spending per listing$12.2M$21.2M$15.7M
Households per official establishment11,09114,5518,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.0%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,767$1,756$2,055
Median household income$80,291$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score4165

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$810K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Idaho Falls 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 Idaho Falls metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
173,851+9.8% since 2020
Households
55,456
Median age
34.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
5,196 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$80,291+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,557
Median home value
$372,100
Jobs located here
80,023
Daytime population
171,300Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Idaho

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Idaho, with the Idaho Falls metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Idaho

Metro areas in Idaho ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Coeur d’Alene, ID6460.8$21M+11.0%#59 of 272
2Boise City, ID62270.9$20.9M+12.2%#73 of 272
3Idaho Falls, ID4181.4$12.2M+9.8%#182 of 272

Other business types in the Idaho Falls metro area

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area?

There are 8 dry cleaners on map listings in the Idaho Falls metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

How much do households in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $98M a year, or $1,767 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $12.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,456 households in the Idaho Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Idaho Falls, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

The Idaho Falls metro area has 1.4 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $12.2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Idaho Falls metro area would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,091 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is the Idaho Falls, ID metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Idaho Falls metro area at 173,851 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,456 households. The median household income in the Idaho Falls metro area is $80,291 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. The Idaho Falls metro area scores 41 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #182 of 272 scored metro areas.

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