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Dry cleaners in Rice County, MN

The dry cleaners in Rice County, MN, 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
$48.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,056 a household
Spending per listing
$24.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
69,939
+4.2% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Rice County comes to about $48.3M a year: $2,056 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $24.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Rice County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Rice County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rice County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 dry cleaners on map listings, Rice County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rice County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Rice County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRice CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.91.3
Spending per listing$24.2M$23.8M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,3418,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.8%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,056$2,183$2,055
Median household income$83,181$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

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 Rice 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 Rice County

Population, 2025 estimate
69,939+4.2% since 2020
Households
23,493
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
137
Median household income
$83,181+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,276
Median home value
$320,200
Jobs located here
25,685
Daytime population
60,549Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Minnesota

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

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anoka County, MN8760.4$52M+4.7%#1 of 507
2Scott County, MN8561.1$23.7M+5.1%#7 of 507
3Olmsted County, MN8250.7$30.7M+2.3%#11 of 507
4Washington County, MN78111.0$24.1M+6.9%#24 of 507
5Dakota County, MN72211.2$19.7M+3.9%#54 of 507
6Carver County, MN5871.7$15.6M+6.6%#182 of 507
7Ramsey County, MN48321.4$14.7M−1.8%#283 of 507
8Hennepin County, MN39941.7$13.5M+0.2%#364 of 507
Rice County, MNNot scored20.9$24.2M+4.2%

Other business types in Rice County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Rice County, MN?

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

How much do households in Rice County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $48.3M a year, or $2,056 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $24.2M 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 23,493 households in Rice County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rice County, MN compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

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

How fast is Rice County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Rice County at 69,939 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,493 households. Median household income in Rice County is $83,181, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Rice 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 Rice County

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