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Dry cleaners in St. Louis County, MN

The dry cleaners in St. Louis 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$166.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,907 a household
Spending per listing
$55.4M
3.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.3
77% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
200,518
+0.2% 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

At $1,907 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in St. Louis County spend about $166.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 3 dry cleaners, that is $55.4M per shop, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 3 dry cleaners on map listings in St. Louis County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.3, 77% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, St. Louis County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How St. Louis 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 St. Louis County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Louis CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.30.91.3
Spending per listing$55.4M$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+0.2%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,907$2,183$2,055
Median household income$70,069$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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 St. Louis 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 St. Louis County

Population, 2025 estimate
200,518+0.2% since 2020
Households
87,115
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
6,248 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$70,069+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,368
Median home value
$221,400
Jobs located here
98,963
Daytime population
212,532Residents 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 St. Louis 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
St. Louis County, MNNot scored30.3$55.4M+0.2%

Other business types in St. Louis County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in St. Louis County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dry cleaners in St. Louis County. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in St. Louis County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $166.1M a year, or $1,907 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $55.4M 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 87,115 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Louis County has 0.3 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $55.4M, 3.5 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 11, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is St. Louis County, MN growing?

Population estimates put St. Louis County at 200,518 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,115 households. Median household income in St. Louis County is $70,069, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. St. Louis County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 St. Louis County

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