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Dry cleaners in Johnson County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #227 of 507 scored counties
#1 of 4 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
41
23 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
35
−18.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$612.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,454 a household
Spending per listing
$14.9M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
636,906
+4.2% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Johnson County comes to about $612.4M a year: $2,454 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $14.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 41 dry cleaners on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Johnson County was 35 in 2023, down 18.6% from 2019. That is one for every 7,129 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Johnson County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #227 of 507 scored counties and #1 of 4 scored counties in Kansas.

How Johnson County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Johnson County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.61.01.3
Spending per listing$14.9M$20M$15.7M
Households per official establishment7,12913,8128,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−18.6%−15.8%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,454$1,989$2,055
Median household income$109,208$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score5454

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43 → 35−18.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
181
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
636,906+4.2% since 2020
Households
249,531
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,310
Median household income
$109,208+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$146,207
Median home value
$391,200
Jobs located here
379,207
Daytime population
678,980Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, KS54411.6$14.9M+4.2%#227 of 507
2Sedgwick County, KS50281.4$14.1M+2.6%#262 of 507
3Shawnee County, KS4791.2$15.7M0.0%#288 of 507
4Wyandotte County, KS3791.5$12.2M+1.0%#382 of 507

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Johnson County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 41 dry cleaners in Johnson County. 23 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 18.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Johnson County, KS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $612.4M a year, or $2,454 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $14.9M 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 249,531 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Johnson County, KS compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Johnson County has 1.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $14.9M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Johnson County would have about 39, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,129 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 636,906 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,531 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $109,208, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. Johnson County scores 54 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #227 of 507 scored counties.

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

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