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Dry cleaners in Laurel County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$38.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,613 a household
Spending per listing
$19.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
63,746
+1.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 dry cleaners in Laurel County. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.

At $1,613 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Laurel County spend about $38.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $19.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Laurel County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laurel County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 dry cleaners on map listings, Laurel County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Laurel 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.

Dry cleaners in Laurel County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLaurel CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.80.81.3
Spending per listing$19.4M$21.6M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,7468,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−22.3%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,613$1,761$2,055
Median household income$57,771$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Laurel 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 Laurel County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,746+1.6% since 2020
Households
23,996
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
434 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$57,771+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,501
Median home value
$159,500
Jobs located here
28,658
Daytime population
68,298Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kenton County, KY6160.9$22.2M+3.9%#147 of 507
2Boone County, KY5871.4$15.6M+6.5%#181 of 507
3Jefferson County, KY53331.0$18.7M+1.6%#230 of 507
4Warren County, KY4681.4$12.3M+10.6%#300 of 507
5Fayette County, KY33211.5$12.6M+2.2%#412 of 507
6Campbell County, KY3282.0$9.7M+2.5%#426 of 507
Laurel County, KYNot scored20.8$19.4M+1.6%

Other business types in Laurel County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Laurel County, KY?

There are 2 dry cleaners on map listings in Laurel County as of September 2026. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Laurel County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Laurel County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $38.7M a year, or $1,613 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $19.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,996 households in Laurel County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Laurel County, KY compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Laurel County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Laurel County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Laurel County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Laurel County at 63,746 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,996 households. The median household income in Laurel County is $57,771 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.1% 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. Laurel County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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