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Dry cleaners in Platte County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Platte County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #202 of 507 scored counties
#4 of 8 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $99.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,270 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.2M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,400
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 dry cleaners in Platte County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 43%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Platte County comes to about $99.6M a year: $2,270 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 dry cleaners, that is $14.2M per shop, 9% below 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Platte County in 2023. That is one for every 8,780 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Platte County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Platte County is 57 (upper middle), #202 of 507 scored counties and #4 of 8 scored counties in Missouri.
How Platte County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Platte County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $14.2M | $20.9M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,780 | 12,732 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,270 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $96,227 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $371K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 73 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Platte 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 Platte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,400+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 43,902
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 263
- Median household income
- $96,227+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,410
- Median home value
- $345,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,509
- Daytime population
- 103,025Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clay County, MO | 71 | 9 | 0.9 | $23.9M | +4.3% | #56 of 507 |
| 2St. Charles County, MO | 71 | 18 | 1.1 | $20.9M | +4.9% | #59 of 507 |
| 3Greene County, MO | 68 | 10 | 0.8 | $23.6M | +3.3% | #81 of 507 |
| 4Platte County, MO | 57 | 7 | 1.6 | $14.2M | +6.7% | #202 of 507 |
| 5Jackson County, MO | 54 | 32 | 1.0 | $18.3M | +2.1% | #222 of 507 |
| 6St. Louis city, MO | 43 | 14 | 1.0 | $18.5M | −7.4% | #320 of 507 |
| 7St. Louis County, MO | 30 | 78 | 1.9 | $11.6M | −1.2% | #435 of 507 |
| 8Cape Girardeau County, MO | 23 | 7 | 2.2 | $8.6M | +2.7% | #474 of 507 |
Other business types in Platte 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores55
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners57
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Platte County, MO?
There are 7 dry cleaners on map listings in Platte County as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Platte County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $99.6M a year, or $2,270 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $14.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,902 households in Platte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Platte County, MO compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Platte County has 1.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $14.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Platte County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,780 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Platte County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Platte County at 114,400 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,902 households. The median household income in Platte County is $96,227 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Platte County scores 57 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #202 of 507 scored counties.
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