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Dry cleaners in Jefferson County, KY
How Jefferson 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #230 of 507 scored counties
#3 of 6 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 33
- 10 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −23.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $615.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18.7M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,222
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,857 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $615.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $18.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Jefferson County has 33 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 30%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Jefferson County in 2023, down 23.7% from 2019. That is one for every 11,433 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jefferson County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #230 of 507 scored counties and #3 of 6 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $18.7M | $21.6M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,433 | 13,746 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −23.7% | −22.3% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,857 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,866 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 29−23.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 237
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3310 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,222+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 331,554
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,056
- Median household income
- $69,866+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,869
- Median home value
- $248,400
- Jobs located here
- 503,996
- Daytime population
- 914,843Residents 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 Jefferson 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores40
- Laundromats52
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Jefferson County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 dry cleaners in Jefferson County. 10 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 23.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $615.8M a year, or $1,857 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $18.7M 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 331,554 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, KY compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Jefferson County has 1.0 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $18.7M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 39, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,433 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 795,222 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 331,554 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $69,866, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 53 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #230 of 507 scored counties.
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