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Dry cleaners in Kenton County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Kenton County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #147 of 507 scored counties
#1 of 6 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $133.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,980 a household
- Spending per listing
- $22.2M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,779
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,980 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Kenton County spend about $133.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $22.2M per shop, 42% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 6 dry cleaners on map listings in Kenton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Kenton County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 8,421 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Kenton County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Kenton County is 61 (upper middle), #147 of 507 scored counties and #1 of 6 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Kenton 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 | Kenton County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $22.2M | $21.6M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,421 | 13,746 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −22.3% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,980 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $80,548 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $664K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 63 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Kenton 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 Kenton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,779+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 67,367
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 160 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,068
- Median household income
- $80,548+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,303
- Median home value
- $244,400
- Jobs located here
- 69,403
- Daytime population
- 152,560Residents 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 Kenton 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 laundry70
- Clothing and shoe stores74
- Laundromats72
- Dry cleaners61
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Kenton County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 dry cleaners in Kenton County. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Kenton County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $133.4M a year, or $1,980 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $22.2M 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 67,367 households in Kenton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kenton County, KY compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Kenton County has 0.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $22.2M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Kenton County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,421 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Kenton County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Kenton County at 175,779 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,367 households. Median household income in Kenton County is $80,548, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Kenton County scores 61 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #147 of 507 scored counties.
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