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Dry cleaners in Dickinson County, MI

How Dickinson County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,787 a household
Spending per listing
$21.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
25,827
−0.3% 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 1 dry cleaner in Dickinson County. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Dickinson County comes to about $21.3M a year: $1,787 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $21.3M per shop. 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 Dickinson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Dickinson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 dry cleaner on map listings, Dickinson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dickinson County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Dickinson County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureDickinson CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.81.01.3
Spending per listing$21.3M$19.4M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a11,3558,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−20.6%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,787$1,975$2,055
Median household income$65,156$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,827−0.3% since 2020
Households
11,905
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
761 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$65,156+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,228
Median home value
$153,300
Jobs located here
13,968
Daytime population
28,673Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston County, MI8060.8$30M+1.7%#15 of 507
2Ottawa County, MI71111.0$21.8M+3.9%#58 of 507
3Kent County, MI65281.1$19M+2.5%#106 of 507
4Genesee County, MI64100.6$30.4M−1.1%#112 of 507
5Macomb County, MI60330.9$21.7M+0.7%#161 of 507
6Kalamazoo County, MI60111.0$19.3M+0.8%#164 of 507
7Saginaw County, MI5670.9$20.1M−1.1%#206 of 507
8Washtenaw County, MI55191.3$17.8M−0.4%#217 of 507
9Eaton County, MI5061.3$14.8M+0.4%#261 of 507
10Ingham County, MI40171.5$12.9M+1.7%#353 of 507
Dickinson County, MINot scored10.8$21.3M−0.3%

Other business types in Dickinson County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Dickinson County, MI?

There is 1 dry cleaner on map listings in Dickinson County as of September 2026. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Dickinson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Dickinson County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $21.3M a year, or $1,787 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 dry cleaner on map listings, it comes to $21.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,905 households in Dickinson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dickinson County, MI compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Dickinson County has 1 dry cleaner on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending.

How fast is Dickinson County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Dickinson County at 25,827 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,905 households. The median household income in Dickinson County is $65,156 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Dickinson County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Dickinson County. It maps the dry cleaners on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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