Clothing and laundry · County · Missouri
Dry cleaners in St. Louis city, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in St. Louis city, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #320 of 507 scored counties
#6 of 8 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $259.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,792 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18.5M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 dry cleaners in St. Louis city. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in St. Louis city comes to about $259.6M a year: $1,792 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 dry cleaners, that is $18.5M per shop, 18% 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 13 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in St. Louis city in 2023. That is one for every 11,145 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis city declined 7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in St. Louis city is 43 (lower middle), #320 of 507 scored counties and #6 of 8 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis city 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 | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $18.5M | $20.9M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,145 | 12,732 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,792 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 193
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 city, 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 city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents 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 St. Louis city
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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats35
- Dry cleaners43
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in St. Louis city, MO?
There are 14 dry cleaners on map listings in St. Louis city as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $259.6M a year, or $1,792 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $18.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
St. Louis city has 1.0 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $18.5M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 17, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,145 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Louis city scores 43 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #320 of 507 scored counties.
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