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Dry cleaners in Woodbury County, IA

The dry cleaners in Woodbury County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$77.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,899 a household
Spending per listing
$38.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
106,649
+0.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 dry cleaners in Woodbury County. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Woodbury County comes to about $77.3M a year: $1,899 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $38.7M per shop. 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 Woodbury County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Woodbury County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 dry cleaners on map listings, Woodbury County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Woodbury 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 Woodbury County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWoodbury CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.61.3
Spending per listing$38.7M$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+0.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,899$1,967$2,055
Median household income$73,658$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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Woodbury 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 Woodbury County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,649+0.7% since 2020
Households
40,699
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
873 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$73,658+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,682
Median home value
$183,200
Jobs located here
50,646
Daytime population
104,991Residents 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 Woodbury 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
Woodbury County, IANot scored20.5$38.7M+0.7%

Other business types in Woodbury County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Woodbury County, IA?

There are 2 dry cleaners on map listings in Woodbury County as of September 2026. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Woodbury County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $77.3M a year, or $1,899 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $38.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,699 households in Woodbury County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Woodbury County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Woodbury County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Woodbury County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Woodbury County at 106,649 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,699 households. The median household income in Woodbury County is $73,658 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Woodbury County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dry cleaners · All 56 business types in Woodbury County

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