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Dry cleaners in Porter County, IN
How Porter County, IN 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #162 of 507 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 7
- 5 chain locations (71%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $145M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,112 a household
- Spending per listing
- $20.7M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,049
- +1.6% since 2020
See the dry cleaners around any address in Porter County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 dry cleaners in Porter County. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
At $2,112 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Porter County spend about $145M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $20.7M per shop, 32% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Porter County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Porter County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, Porter County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #162 of 507 scored counties and #5 of 12 scored counties in Indiana.
How Porter 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 | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $20.7M | $22.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,146 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −16.9% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,112 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 61 |
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
- 75 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 Porter 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 Porter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,049+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,639
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,512
- Median home value
- $281,500
- Jobs located here
- 65,198
- Daytime population
- 160,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Porter County?
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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 Porter 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 laundry75
- Clothing and shoe stores79
- Laundromats62
- Dry cleaners60
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Porter County, IN?
Porter County has 7 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Porter County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Porter County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $145M a year, or $2,112 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $20.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Porter County, IN compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Porter County has 1.0 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $20.7M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Porter County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Porter County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 60 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #162 of 507 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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