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Dry cleaners in Jefferson County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,764 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
15,291
−2.5% 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 $1,764 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $12.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no dry cleaners in Jefferson County. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Jefferson County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no dry cleaners on map listings, Jefferson County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Jefferson County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Jefferson County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.00.61.3
Spending per listingn/a$31.2M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a22,6858,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.9%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,764$1,967$2,055
Median household income$61,620$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored69

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,291−2.5% since 2020
Households
6,952
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$61,620+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,383
Median home value
$163,400
Jobs located here
7,562
Daytime population
16,437Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Jefferson County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Polk County, IA63271.3$16M+4.8%#133 of 507
2Story County, IA4651.3$15.2M+2.7%#297 of 507
Jefferson County, IANot scored00.0n/a−2.5%

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

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Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Jefferson County, IA?

There are no dry cleaners on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Jefferson County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $12.3M a year, or $1,764 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 6,952 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jefferson County, IA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Jefferson County has no dry cleaners on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Jefferson County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 15,291 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,952 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $61,620, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Jefferson County has no market score for dry cleaners, having none on map listings.

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