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Dry cleaners in Lee County, IL

The dry cleaners in Lee County, IL, 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$25.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,900 a household
Spending per listing
$25.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
32,914
−3.4% 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 Lee County spend about $25.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,900 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $25.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Lee County has 1 dry cleaner on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Lee County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Lee County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 dry cleaner on map listings, Lee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lee 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 Lee County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.71.51.3
Spending per listing$25.3M$14.6M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,2298,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−22.1%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,900$2,141$2,055
Median household income$70,292$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,914−3.4% since 2020
Households
13,337
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
725 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$70,292+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,634
Median home value
$154,600
Jobs located here
12,678
Daytime population
30,631Residents 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 Lee 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
Lee County, ILNot scored10.7$25.3M−3.4%

Other business types in Lee County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Lee County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 dry cleaner in Lee County. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Lee County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $25.3M a year, or $1,900 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 dry cleaner on map listings, it comes to $25.3M 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 13,337 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 1 dry cleaner on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Lee County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Lee County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 32,914 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,337 households. Median household income in Lee County is $70,292, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.8%, 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. Lee County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dry cleaners · All 56 business types in Lee County

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