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Dry cleaners in Livingston County, MI

How Livingston County, MI 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 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #15 of 507 scored counties
#1 of 12 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$180.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,358 a household
Spending per listing
$30M
92% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
197,315
+1.7% 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

For dry cleaners, Livingston County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #15 of 507 scored counties and #1 of 12 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dry cleaners.

At $2,358 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Livingston County spend about $180.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $30M per shop, 92% 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 Livingston County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Livingston County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 19,111 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Population estimates show Livingston County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Livingston 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 Livingston County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLivingston CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.81.01.3
Spending per listing$30M$19.4M$15.7M
Households per official establishment19,11111,3558,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−20.6%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,358$1,975$2,055
Median household income$103,039$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score8045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 4
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$786K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Livingston 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 Livingston County

Population, 2025 estimate
197,315+1.7% since 2020
Households
76,445
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
346
Median household income
$103,039+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,893
Median home value
$356,800
Jobs located here
61,513
Daytime population
172,103Residents 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 Livingston 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

Other business types in Livingston County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Livingston County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 dry cleaners in Livingston County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Livingston County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $180.3M a year, or $2,358 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $30M 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 76,445 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Livingston County has 0.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $30M, 92% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Livingston County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,111 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Livingston County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Livingston County at 197,315 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,445 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $103,039, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Livingston County scores 80 for dry cleaners (high), #15 of 507 scored counties.

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