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Dry cleaners in St. Louis County, MO
The dry cleaners in St. Louis County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #435 of 507 scored counties
#7 of 8 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 78
- 35 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- −4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $902.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.6M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 990,911
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For dry cleaners, St. Louis County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #435 of 507 scored counties and #7 of 8 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 dry cleaners in St. Louis County. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Households in St. Louis County spend about $902.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,181 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 78 dry cleaners, that is $11.6M per shop, 26% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 67 businesses with payroll in St. Louis County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 6,177 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $11.6M | $20.9M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,177 | 12,732 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.3% | −10.4% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,181 | $1,939 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $82,936 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70 → 67−4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 396
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7835 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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
- 990,911−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 413,849
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 509 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,958
- Median household income
- $82,936+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,036
- Median home value
- $276,800
- Jobs located here
- 655,776
- Daytime population
- 1,175,839Residents 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 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats65
- Dry cleaners30
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in St. Louis County, MO?
St. Louis County has 78 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 35 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $902.5M a year, or $2,181 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $11.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 413,849 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MO compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
St. Louis County has 1.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $11.6M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 58, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,177 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 990,911 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 413,849 households. The median household income in St. Louis County is $82,936 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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 County scores 30 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #435 of 507 scored counties.
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