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Dry cleaners in Montgomery County, IA
How Montgomery County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
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
- $8.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,763 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 10,002
- −3.2% since 2020
See the dry cleaners around any address in Montgomery County
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What this means
There are no dry cleaners on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
Households in Montgomery County spend about $8.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,763 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. 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 Montgomery County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Montgomery County declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no dry cleaners on map listings, Montgomery County isn’t given a market score for them.
How Montgomery 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.
| Measure | Montgomery County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $31.2M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 22,685 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.9% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,763 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,666 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 69 |
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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,002−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,585
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $63,666+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,366
- Median home value
- $121,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,930
- Daytime population
- 9,463Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Montgomery County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the dry cleaners on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Montgomery County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polk County, IA | 63 | 27 | 1.3 | $16M | +4.8% | #133 of 507 |
| 2Story County, IA | 46 | 5 | 1.3 | $15.2M | +2.7% | #297 of 507 |
| Montgomery County, IA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.2% |
Other business types in Montgomery 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
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Montgomery County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show no dry cleaners in Montgomery County. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Montgomery County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Montgomery County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $8.1M a year, or $1,763 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,585 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, IA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Montgomery County has no dry cleaners on map listings. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
How fast is Montgomery County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 10,002 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,585 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $63,666 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Montgomery County has no market score for dry cleaners, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Montgomery County. It maps the dry cleaners on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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