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Dry cleaners in Champaign County, IL

How Champaign County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #336 of 507 scored counties
#10 of 15 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$162.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,903 a household
Spending per listing
$13.6M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
209,972
+1.8% 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

Households in Champaign County spend about $162.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,903 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $13.6M per shop, 14% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Champaign County has 12 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Champaign County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 10,684 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Champaign County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Champaign County is 42 (lower middle), #336 of 507 scored counties and #10 of 15 scored counties in Illinois.

How Champaign County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Champaign County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureChampaign CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.41.51.3
Spending per listing$13.6M$14.6M$15.7M
Households per official establishment10,6848,2298,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−22.1%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,903$2,141$2,055
Median household income$63,683$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4230

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 8
Employees, 2023
51
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Champaign 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 Champaign County

Population, 2025 estimate
209,972+1.8% since 2020
Households
85,472
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
996 sq. mi.
People per square mile
210
Median household income
$63,683+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,413
Median home value
$211,500
Jobs located here
92,426
Daytime population
220,386Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sangamon County, IL6760.7$28.3M−1.0%#84 of 507
2Madison County, IL65100.9$22M−1.0%#101 of 507
3McLean County, IL6450.7$29M+0.1%#113 of 507
4Will County, IL57351.4$16.8M+2.2%#195 of 507
5McHenry County, IL56161.4$17.3M+2.5%#208 of 507
6Kane County, IL51261.4$16.7M+1.8%#248 of 507
7Peoria County, IL5091.2$16.6M−1.6%#259 of 507
8St. Clair County, IL44151.5$13.3M−2.5%#312 of 507
9Winnebago County, IL43131.1$16.5M−0.4%#321 of 507
10Champaign County, IL42121.4$13.6M+1.8%#336 of 507

Other business types in Champaign County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Champaign County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 dry cleaners in Champaign County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

How much do households in Champaign County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $162.6M a year, or $1,903 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $13.6M 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 85,472 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Champaign County, IL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Champaign County has 1.4 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $13.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Champaign County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,684 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Champaign County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Champaign County at 209,972 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 85,472 households. Median household income in Champaign County is $63,683, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Champaign County scores 42 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #336 of 507 scored counties.

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