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Dry cleaners in Sangamon County, IL

How Sangamon 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #84 of 507 scored counties
#1 of 15 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
6
4 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$169.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,000 a household
Spending per listing
$28.3M
80% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
194,170
−1.0% 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 Sangamon County spend about $169.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,000 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $28.3M per shop, 80% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 6 dry cleaners on map listings in Sangamon County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Sangamon County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 16,952 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Sangamon County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Sangamon County is 67 (upper middle), #84 of 507 scored counties and #1 of 15 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Sangamon 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 Sangamon County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureSangamon CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.71.51.3
Spending per listing$28.3M$14.6M$15.7M
Households per official establishment16,9528,2298,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−22.1%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,000$2,141$2,055
Median household income$75,357$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6730

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 5
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$919K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
64 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Sangamon 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 Sangamon County

Population, 2025 estimate
194,170−1.0% since 2020
Households
84,762
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
868 sq. mi.
People per square mile
225
Median household income
$75,357+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,226
Median home value
$176,300
Jobs located here
128,055
Daytime population
233,017Residents 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 Sangamon 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 Sangamon County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Sangamon County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 dry cleaners in Sangamon County. 4 of them (67%) 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 Sangamon County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $169.5M a year, or $2,000 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $28.3M 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 84,762 households in Sangamon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sangamon County has 0.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $28.3M, 80% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Sangamon County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,952 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Sangamon County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Sangamon County at 194,170 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 84,762 households. Median household income in Sangamon County is $75,357, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Sangamon County scores 67 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #84 of 507 scored counties.

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