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Dry cleaners in Madison County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Madison County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$64.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,750 a household
Spending per listing
$21.6M
38% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
101,696
+9.4% 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

Households in Madison County spend about $64.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,750 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $21.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 38% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Madison County has 3 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 38% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Madison County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 9,263 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, Madison County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Madison 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 Madison County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.80.81.3
Spending per listing$21.6M$21.6M$15.7M
Households per official establishment9,26313,7468,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−22.3%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,750$1,761$2,055
Median household income$63,351$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$316K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
101,696+9.4% since 2020
Households
37,051
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
438 sq. mi.
People per square mile
219
Median household income
$63,351+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,157
Median home value
$232,000
Jobs located here
35,314
Daytime population
89,450Residents 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 Madison 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
Madison County, KYNot scored30.8$21.6M+9.4%

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Madison County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 dry cleaners in Madison County. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

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

About $64.9M a year, or $1,750 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $21.6M 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 37,051 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 0.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $21.6M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Madison County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,263 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 101,696 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,051 households. Median household income in Madison County is $63,351, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Madison County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Madison County

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