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Dry cleaners in Minnesota

Markets across Minnesota ranked by the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 212; 110 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments: 173; −10.8% since 2019
Household spending a year: $5B; On clothing, shoes and related services
Listings per 10k households: 0.9; 31% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $23.8M; 52% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #9 of 51; Market score 67 · Upper middle

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What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 212 dry cleaners in Minnesota. 110 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Households in Minnesota spend about $5B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,183 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $23.8M per shop, 52% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Minnesota was 173 in 2023, down 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 13,341 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 18.7% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $6.3M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Minnesota.

Among the 50 states and DC, Minnesota ranks #9 for dry cleaners, with a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Minnesota, the Rochester metro area scores highest (84). Among 8 scored counties, Anoka County scores highest (87).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Minnesota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Minnesota, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Rochester, MN	84	6	0.6	$34.4M	+2.0%	#4 of 272
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	82	7	0.6	$36M	+9.5%	#8 of 272
2Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	57	184	1.2	$18.6M	+2.6%	#106 of 272
Duluth, MN-WI	Not scored	3	0.2	$76.8M	+0.2%
Fargo, ND-MN	Not scored	4	0.4	$55.5M	+7.7%
St. Cloud, MN	Not scored	4	0.5	$38.4M	+3.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	Not scored	1	0.1	$140.2M	+0.4%
Mankato, MN	Not scored	1	0.2	$79.9M	+1.2%
Grand Forks, ND-MN	Not scored	2	0.5	$41.5M	+0.8%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Minnesota, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth
Brainerd, MN	Not scored	1	0.2	$81.4M	+4.3%
Faribault-Northfield, MN	Not scored	2	0.9	$24.2M	+4.2%
Fergus Falls, MN	Not scored	1	0.4	$48.3M	+1.6%
Winona, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.8%
Red Wing, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.3%
Bemidji, MN	Not scored	1	0.6	$34.3M	+1.8%
Grand Rapids, MN	Not scored	1	0.5	$34.5M	+0.9%
Willmar, MN	Not scored	1	0.6	$34.3M	+2.3%
Austin, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.3%
Alexandria, MN	Not scored	1	0.6	$34.8M	+2.6%
Owatonna, MN	Not scored	2	1.3	$15.3M	+0.2%
Hutchinson, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Detroit Lakes, MN	Not scored	1	0.7	$27.8M	+0.9%
Albert Lea, MN	Not scored	1	0.8	$24.1M	−1.5%
New Ulm, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
Marshall, MN	Not scored	1	1.0	$19.7M	+1.0%
Wahpeton, ND-MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Worthington, MN	Not scored	2	2.6	$7.2M	+0.6%
Fairmont, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.8%

Counties

Counties in Minnesota, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Anoka County, MN	87	6	0.4	$52M	+4.7%	#1 of 507
2Scott County, MN	85	6	1.1	$23.7M	+5.1%	#7 of 507
3Olmsted County, MN	82	5	0.7	$30.7M	+2.3%	#11 of 507
4Washington County, MN	78	11	1.0	$24.1M	+6.9%	#24 of 507
5Dakota County, MN	72	21	1.2	$19.7M	+3.9%	#54 of 507
6Carver County, MN	58	7	1.7	$15.6M	+6.6%	#182 of 507
7Ramsey County, MN	48	32	1.4	$14.7M	−1.8%	#283 of 507
8Hennepin County, MN	39	94	1.7	$13.5M	+0.2%	#364 of 507
St. Louis County, MN	Not scored	3	0.3	$55.4M	+0.2%
Stearns County, MN	Not scored	3	0.5	$40.5M	+3.6%
Wright County, MN	Not scored	2	0.4	$62.8M	+11.1%
Sherburne County, MN	Not scored	1	0.3	$82.1M	+6.8%
Blue Earth County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.1%
Rice County, MN	Not scored	2	0.9	$24.2M	+4.2%
Crow Wing County, MN	Not scored	1	0.3	$57M	+4.3%
Clay County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.6%
Otter Tail County, MN	Not scored	1	0.4	$48.3M	+1.6%
Chisago County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+4.3%
Winona County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.8%
Goodhue County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.3%
Beltrami County, MN	Not scored	1	0.6	$34.3M	+1.8%
Itasca County, MN	Not scored	1	0.5	$34.5M	+0.9%
Kandiyohi County, MN	Not scored	1	0.6	$34.3M	+2.3%
Isanti County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+7.3%
Benton County, MN	Not scored	1	0.6	$32.2M	+0.9%

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Counties in Minnesota, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth
Mower County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.3%
Douglas County, MN	Not scored	1	0.6	$34.8M	+2.6%
Steele County, MN	Not scored	2	1.3	$15.3M	+0.2%
McLeod County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Carlton County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.4%
Becker County, MN	Not scored	1	0.7	$27.8M	+0.9%
Nicollet County, MN	Not scored	1	0.8	$26.9M	−0.7%
Morrison County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.9%
Cass County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+4.2%
Polk County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.8%
Freeborn County, MN	Not scored	1	0.8	$24.1M	−1.5%
Pine County, MN	Not scored	1	0.8	$22.8M	+5.5%
Le Sueur County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.9%
Mille Lacs County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+4.8%
Brown County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
Todd County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.0%
Lyon County, MN	Not scored	1	1.0	$19.7M	+1.0%
Meeker County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.7%
Nobles County, MN	Not scored	2	2.6	$7.2M	+0.6%
Hubbard County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+4.6%
Wabasha County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.7%
Fillmore County, MN	Not scored	1	1.1	$16.8M	+1.4%
Dodge County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.3%
Martin County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.8%
Waseca County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
Houston County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.3%
Kanabec County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.6%
Aitkin County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.5%
Redwood County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Roseau County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Sibley County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.6%
Renville County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.3%
Wadena County, MN	Not scored	1	1.6	$10.6M	+1.9%
Faribault County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.1%
Pennington County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.8%
Chippewa County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.6%
Koochiching County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.7%
Cottonwood County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Pope County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.8%
Watonwan County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.0%
Lake County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.6%
Jackson County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.3%
Swift County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.4%
Stevens County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.8%
Rock County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.7%
Yellow Medicine County, MN	Not scored	1	2.5	$7.8M	−0.2%
Pipestone County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.7%
Marshall County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.5%
Clearwater County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.0%
Murray County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.9%
Lac qui Parle County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.2%
Wilkin County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.9%
Norman County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.6%
Grant County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.1%
Cook County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Lincoln County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.7%
Mahnomen County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.1%
Big Stone County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.0%
Kittson County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.7%
Red Lake County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Lake of the Woods County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Traverse County, MN	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−6.8%

Markets with fewer than 5 dry cleaners on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Minnesota?

There are 212 dry cleaners on map listings in Minnesota as of September 2026. 110 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 173 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 10.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Minnesota spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $5B a year, or $2,183 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 212 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $23.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,307,955 households in Minnesota and national spending patterns by income.

How does Minnesota compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Minnesota has 0.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $23.8M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Minnesota would have about 322, against 212 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,341 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

Which market in Minnesota has the highest market score for dry cleaners?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Minnesota, the Rochester metro area scores highest, at 84 (high). Among 8 scored counties in Minnesota, Anoka County scores highest, at 87 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Minnesota scores 67 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #9 of the 50 states and DC.

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