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Dry cleaners in Sedgwick County, KS
How Sedgwick County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #262 of 507 scored counties
#2 of 4 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 28
- 18 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $394.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,909 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.1M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 538,433
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 dry cleaners in Sedgwick County. Chain locations make up 64% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Sedgwick County comes to about $394.6M a year: $1,909 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 dry cleaners, that is $14.1M per shop, 10% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Sedgwick County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 13,785 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Sedgwick County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sedgwick County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #262 of 507 scored counties and #2 of 4 scored counties in Kansas.
How Sedgwick 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.
| Measure | Sedgwick County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $14.1M | $20M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,785 | 13,812 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,909 | $1,989 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,365 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 143
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2818 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 538,433+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 206,768
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 997 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 530
- Median household income
- $69,365+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,235
- Median home value
- $203,300
- Jobs located here
- 261,004
- Daytime population
- 549,658Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Sedgwick County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, KS | 54 | 41 | 1.6 | $14.9M | +4.2% | #227 of 507 |
| 2Sedgwick County, KS | 50 | 28 | 1.4 | $14.1M | +2.6% | #262 of 507 |
| 3Shawnee County, KS | 47 | 9 | 1.2 | $15.7M | 0.0% | #288 of 507 |
| 4Wyandotte County, KS | 37 | 9 | 1.5 | $12.2M | +1.0% | #382 of 507 |
Other business types in Sedgwick 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
- Clothing, shoes and laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats57
- Dry cleaners50
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Sedgwick County, KS?
Sedgwick County has 28 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Sedgwick County, KS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $394.6M a year, or $1,909 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $14.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 206,768 households in Sedgwick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sedgwick County, KS compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Sedgwick County has 1.4 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $14.1M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Sedgwick County would have about 25, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,785 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Sedgwick County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Sedgwick County at 538,433 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,768 households. The median household income in Sedgwick County is $69,365 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Sedgwick County scores 50 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #262 of 507 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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