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Dry cleaners in Elkhart County, IN
The dry cleaners in Elkhart County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #114 of 507 scored counties
#3 of 12 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $135.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $27.1M
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,774
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dry cleaners in Elkhart County. Chain locations make up 40% 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.
Households in Elkhart County spend about $135.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,871 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 dry cleaners, that is $27.1M per shop, 73% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Elkhart County in 2023. That is one for every 14,462 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Elkhart County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Elkhart County is 64 (upper middle), #114 of 507 scored counties and #3 of 12 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Elkhart County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $27.1M | $22.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,462 | 14,146 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −16.9% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,871 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,561 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $811K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Elkhart 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 Elkhart County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,774+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 72,309
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 463 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 447
- Median household income
- $68,561+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,471
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 133,676
- Daytime population
- 244,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, IN | 85 | 5 | 0.8 | $26.9M | +7.4% | #6 of 507 |
| 2Hendricks County, IN | 65 | 10 | 1.5 | $15.2M | +10.2% | #109 of 507 |
| 3Elkhart County, IN | 64 | 5 | 0.7 | $27.1M | +0.9% | #114 of 507 |
| 4Lake County, IN | 63 | 15 | 0.8 | $25.2M | +1.1% | #127 of 507 |
| 5Porter County, IN | 60 | 7 | 1.0 | $20.7M | +1.6% | #162 of 507 |
| 6Allen County, IN | 57 | 18 | 1.1 | $16.6M | +4.2% | #196 of 507 |
| 7Boone County, IN | 53 | 6 | 2.1 | $12M | +13.5% | #237 of 507 |
| 8St. Joseph County, IN | 52 | 10 | 0.9 | $20.2M | +0.1% | #239 of 507 |
| 9Vanderburgh County, IN | 47 | 8 | 1.0 | $17.6M | +0.9% | #286 of 507 |
| 10Marion County, IN | 45 | 49 | 1.2 | $15.4M | +1.6% | #304 of 507 |
Other business types in Elkhart 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 laundry52
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats35
- Dry cleaners64
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Elkhart County, IN?
Elkhart County has 5 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) 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 Elkhart County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $135.3M a year, or $1,871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $27.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,309 households in Elkhart County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elkhart County, IN compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Elkhart County has 0.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $27.1M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Elkhart County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,462 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Elkhart County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Elkhart County at 208,774 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,309 households. The median household income in Elkhart County is $68,561 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Elkhart County scores 64 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #114 of 507 scored counties.
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