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Dry cleaners in Cook County, IL
The dry cleaners in Cook County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #436 of 507 scored counties
#14 of 15 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 398
- 77 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 330
- −22.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.6B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,168 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.4M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,194,625
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Cook County is 30 (lower middle), #436 of 507 scored counties and #14 of 15 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,168 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Cook County spend about $4.6B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $11.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 398 dry cleaners on map listings in Cook County as of September 2026. Of those, 77 are chain locations, or 19%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 330 businesses with payroll in Cook County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 6,364 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $13.1M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Cook County. Population estimates show Cook County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cook 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.
| Measure | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $11.4M | $14.6M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,364 | 8,229 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.2% | −22.1% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,168 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $83,498 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 424 → 330−22.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,758
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $61.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 39877 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 291The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 23
- Amount
- $13.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Cook 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 Cook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,194,625−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,100,230
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,484
- Median household income
- $83,498+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,729
- Median home value
- $324,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,683,238
- Daytime population
- 5,468,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Cook County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sangamon County, IL | 67 | 6 | 0.7 | $28.3M | −1.0% | #84 of 507 |
| 2Madison County, IL | 65 | 10 | 0.9 | $22M | −1.0% | #101 of 507 |
| 3McLean County, IL | 64 | 5 | 0.7 | $29M | +0.1% | #113 of 507 |
| 4Will County, IL | 57 | 35 | 1.4 | $16.8M | +2.2% | #195 of 507 |
| 5McHenry County, IL | 56 | 16 | 1.4 | $17.3M | +2.5% | #208 of 507 |
| 6Kane County, IL | 51 | 26 | 1.4 | $16.7M | +1.8% | #248 of 507 |
| 7Peoria County, IL | 50 | 9 | 1.2 | $16.6M | −1.6% | #259 of 507 |
| 8St. Clair County, IL | 44 | 15 | 1.5 | $13.3M | −2.5% | #312 of 507 |
| 9Winnebago County, IL | 43 | 13 | 1.1 | $16.5M | −0.4% | #321 of 507 |
| 10Champaign County, IL | 42 | 12 | 1.4 | $13.6M | +1.8% | #336 of 507 |
| 14Cook County, IL | 30 | 398 | 1.9 | $11.4M | −1.3% | #436 of 507 |
Other business types in Cook 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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats40
- Dry cleaners30
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Cook County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 398 dry cleaners in Cook County. 77 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 330 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 22.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Cook County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $4.6B a year, or $2,168 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 398 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $11.4M 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 2,100,230 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cook County, IL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Cook County has 1.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $11.4M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Cook County would have about 291, against 398 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,364 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Cook County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Cook County at 5,194,625 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,100,230 households. Median household income in Cook County is $83,498, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Cook County scores 30 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #436 of 507 scored counties.
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