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Dry cleaners in Vermilion County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Vermilion County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$52M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,728 a household
Spending per listing
$17.3M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,259
−3.7% 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

At $1,728 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Vermilion County spend about $52M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $17.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Vermilion County has 3 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Vermilion County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 10,028 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Vermilion County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, Vermilion County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Vermilion 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 Vermilion County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureVermilion CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.51.3
Spending per listing$17.3M$14.6M$15.7M
Households per official establishment10,0288,2298,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−22.1%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,728$2,141$2,055
Median household income$56,877$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$325K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Vermilion 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 Vermilion County

Population, 2025 estimate
71,259−3.7% since 2020
Households
30,084
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
898 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$56,877+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,148
Median home value
$97,200
Jobs located here
24,379
Daytime population
64,835Residents 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 Vermilion 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
Vermilion County, ILNot scored31.0$17.3M−3.7%

Other business types in Vermilion County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Vermilion County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 dry cleaners in Vermilion County. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

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

About $52M a year, or $1,728 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $17.3M 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 30,084 households in Vermilion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Vermilion County has 1.0 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $17.3M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,028 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Vermilion County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Vermilion County at 71,259 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 30,084 households. Median household income in Vermilion County is $56,877, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Vermilion County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Vermilion County

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