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Dry cleaners in St. Charles County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in St. Charles County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #59 of 507 scored counties
#2 of 8 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
18
12 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$376.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,335 a household
Spending per listing
$20.9M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
426,499
+4.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 dry cleaners in St. Charles County. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in St. Charles County comes to about $376.7M a year: $2,335 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $20.9M per shop, 34% 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.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in St. Charles County in 2023. That is one for every 10,754 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in St. Charles County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in St. Charles County is 71 (upper middle), #59 of 507 scored counties and #2 of 8 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How St. Charles 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.

Dry cleaners in St. Charles County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Charles CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.10.91.3
Spending per listing$20.9M$20.9M$15.7M
Households per official establishment10,75412,7328,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.4%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,335$1,939$2,055
Median household income$104,692$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score7153

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 15
Employees, 2023
86
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1812 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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. Charles 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. Charles County

Population, 2025 estimate
426,499+4.9% since 2020
Households
161,311
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
740
Median household income
$104,692+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,305
Median home value
$320,800
Jobs located here
167,185
Daytime population
365,581Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Missouri, with St. Charles County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clay County, MO7190.9$23.9M+4.3%#56 of 507
2St. Charles County, MO71181.1$20.9M+4.9%#59 of 507
3Greene County, MO68100.8$23.6M+3.3%#81 of 507
4Platte County, MO5771.6$14.2M+6.7%#202 of 507
5Jackson County, MO54321.0$18.3M+2.1%#222 of 507
6St. Louis city, MO43141.0$18.5M−7.4%#320 of 507
7St. Louis County, MO30781.9$11.6M−1.2%#435 of 507
8Cape Girardeau County, MO2372.2$8.6M+2.7%#474 of 507

Other business types in St. Charles County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in St. Charles County, MO?

There are 18 dry cleaners on map listings in St. Charles County as of September 2026. 12 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

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

About $376.7M a year, or $2,335 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $20.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,311 households in St. Charles County and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Charles County, MO compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

St. Charles County has 1.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $20.9M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, St. Charles County would have about 24, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,754 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Charles County, MO growing?

Population estimates put St. Charles County at 426,499 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,311 households. The median household income in St. Charles County is $104,692 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. St. Charles County scores 71 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #59 of 507 scored counties.

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