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Dry cleaners in St. Clair County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in St. Clair County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #312 of 507 scored counties
#8 of 15 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $200M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,983 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.3M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 250,708
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,983 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in St. Clair County spend about $200M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 15 dry cleaners, that is $13.3M per shop, 15% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 15 dry cleaners on map listings in St. Clair County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in St. Clair County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 16,808 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in St. Clair County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Clair County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Clair County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #312 of 507 scored counties and #8 of 15 scored counties in Illinois.
How St. Clair 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 | St. Clair County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $13.3M | $14.6M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,808 | 8,229 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −22.1% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,983 | $2,141 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $73,854 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 250,708−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 100,846
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 658 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 386
- Median household income
- $73,854+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,153
- Median home value
- $180,300
- Jobs located here
- 90,959
- Daytime population
- 229,240Residents 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 St. Clair 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 |
Other business types in St. Clair 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores38
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners44
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in St. Clair County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 dry cleaners in St. Clair County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in St. Clair County, IL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $200M a year, or $1,983 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $13.3M 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 100,846 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Clair County, IL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
St. Clair County has 1.5 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $13.3M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,808 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Clair County, IL growing?
Population estimates put St. Clair County at 250,708 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 100,846 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $73,854, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. St. Clair County scores 44 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #312 of 507 scored counties.
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