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Dry cleaners in Boone County, KY
How Boone County, KY 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #181 of 507 scored counties
#2 of 6 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $109.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,143 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.6M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,316
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 dry cleaners in Boone County. Chain locations make up 29% 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.
Households in Boone County spend about $109.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,143 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $15.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with 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 6 businesses with payroll in Boone County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 8,494 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boone County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, Boone County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #181 of 507 scored counties and #2 of 6 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Boone County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Boone County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $15.6M | $21.6M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,494 | 13,746 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −22.3% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,143 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $99,414 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $483K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Boone 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 Boone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,316+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 50,963
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 246 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $99,414+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,006
- Median home value
- $277,300
- Jobs located here
- 107,951
- Daytime population
- 176,181Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenton County, KY | 61 | 6 | 0.9 | $22.2M | +3.9% | #147 of 507 |
| 2Boone County, KY | 58 | 7 | 1.4 | $15.6M | +6.5% | #181 of 507 |
| 3Jefferson County, KY | 53 | 33 | 1.0 | $18.7M | +1.6% | #230 of 507 |
| 4Warren County, KY | 46 | 8 | 1.4 | $12.3M | +10.6% | #300 of 507 |
| 5Fayette County, KY | 33 | 21 | 1.5 | $12.6M | +2.2% | #412 of 507 |
| 6Campbell County, KY | 32 | 8 | 2.0 | $9.7M | +2.5% | #426 of 507 |
Other business types in Boone 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 laundry51
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats77
- Dry cleaners58
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Boone County, KY?
There are 7 dry cleaners on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Boone County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $109.2M a year, or $2,143 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $15.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,963 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boone County, KY compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Boone County has 1.4 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $15.6M, in line with the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,494 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Boone County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Boone County at 145,316 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,963 households. The median household income in Boone County is $99,414 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Boone County scores 58 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #181 of 507 scored counties.
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