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Dry cleaners in Scott County, MN
How Scott County, MN 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 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #7 of 507 scored counties
#2 of 8 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 6
- 5 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $142.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,587 a household
- Spending per listing
- $23.7M
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 159,017
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Scott County scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #7 of 507 scored counties and #2 of 8 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dry cleaners.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Scott County comes to about $142.2M a year: $2,587 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $23.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 51% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Scott County has 6 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Scott County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 18,324 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Population estimates show Scott County grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Scott 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.
| Measure | Scott County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $23.7M | $23.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,324 | 13,341 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,587 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $119,314 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $142K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 65 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 159,017+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 54,971
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 356 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 434
- Median household income
- $119,314+16.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,625
- Median home value
- $419,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,486
- Daytime population
- 123,757Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| 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 |
Other business types in Scott County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry90
- Clothing and shoe stores91
- Laundromats88
- Dry cleaners85
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Scott County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 dry cleaners in Scott County. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Scott County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $142.2M a year, or $2,587 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $23.7M 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 54,971 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, MN compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Scott County has 1.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $23.7M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Scott County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,324 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 159,017 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,971 households. Median household income in Scott County is $119,314, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.8%, 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. Scott County scores 85 for dry cleaners (high), #7 of 507 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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