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Dry cleaners in the Terre Haute, IN metro area

The dry cleaners in the Terre Haute, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$116.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,736 a household
Spending per listing
$29.2M
87% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,241
+0.3% 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 the Terre Haute metro area spend about $116.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,736 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $29.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 87% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 4 dry cleaners on map listings in the Terre Haute metro area as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 54% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Terre Haute metro area classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 16,844 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Terre Haute metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 dry cleaners on map listings, the Terre Haute metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Terre Haute metro area 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.

Dry cleaners in Terre Haute, IN metro area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureTerre Haute metro areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.91.3
Spending per listing$29.2M$22.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment16,84414,1468,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.9%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,736$1,935$2,055
Median household income$56,594$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$269K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 the Terre Haute metro area, 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 the Terre Haute metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
169,241+0.3% since 2020
Households
67,374
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,465 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$56,594
Average household income
$78,125
Median home value
$143,500
Jobs located here
62,390
Daytime population
165,337Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Indiana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Terre Haute metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Indiana

Metro areas in Indiana ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elkhart-Goshen, IN6350.7$27.1M+0.9%#63 of 272
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN62490.9$21.7M+2.9%#72 of 272
2Evansville, IN60100.9$21.6M+1.6%#88 of 272
3Fort Wayne, IN60181.0$19.3M+3.9%#90 of 272
4South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI58100.8$24.3M+0.1%#94 of 272
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN551021.1$18.4M+2.7%#117 of 272
5Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN521161.4$15.1M+5.4%#142 of 272
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN326321.7$12.9M0.0%#225 of 272
6Muncie, IN3151.1$15.7M+1.2%#229 of 272
Terre Haute, INNot scored40.6$29.2M+0.3%

Other business types in the Terre Haute metro area

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in the Terre Haute, IN metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 dry cleaners in the Terre Haute metro area. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

How much do households in the Terre Haute, IN metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $116.9M a year, or $1,736 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $29.2M 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 67,374 households in the Terre Haute metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Terre Haute, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

The Terre Haute metro area has 0.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $29.2M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Terre Haute metro area would have about 8, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,844 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is the Terre Haute, IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Terre Haute metro area at 169,241 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,374 households. Median household income in the Terre Haute metro area is $56,594, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Terre Haute metro area has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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