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Dry cleaners in Yellowstone County, MT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #146 of 507 scored counties
The only scored county in Montana

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$124.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,775 a household
Spending per listing
$24.8M
58% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
172,692
+4.5% 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 $1,775 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Yellowstone County spend about $124.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $24.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 58% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 5 dry cleaners on map listings in Yellowstone County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Yellowstone County in 2023. That is one for every 9,985 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Yellowstone County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Yellowstone County is 61 (upper middle), #146 of 507 scored counties and the only scored county in Montana.

How Yellowstone County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Yellowstone County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureYellowstone CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.70.41.3
Spending per listing$24.8M$41.6M$15.7M
Households per official establishment9,98522,9438,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.8%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,775$1,721$2,055
Median household income$76,570$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score6174

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7
Employees, 2023
54
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone County

Population, 2025 estimate
172,692+4.5% since 2020
Households
69,897
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,633 sq. mi.
People per square mile
64
Median household income
$76,570+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,900
Median home value
$349,500
Jobs located here
90,871
Daytime population
173,526Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Other business types in Yellowstone County

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Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Yellowstone County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dry cleaners in Yellowstone County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

How much do households in Yellowstone County, MT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $124.1M a year, or $1,775 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $24.8M 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 69,897 households in Yellowstone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Yellowstone County, MT compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Yellowstone County has 0.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $24.8M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Yellowstone County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,985 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Yellowstone County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Yellowstone County at 172,692 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,897 households. Median household income in Yellowstone County is $76,570, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Yellowstone County scores 61 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #146 of 507 scored counties.

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