Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Nevada
Dry cleaners in the Reno, NV metro area
The dry cleaners in the Reno, NV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #146 of 272 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Nevada
- Listings
- 23
- 6 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $425.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,890 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
- 578,734
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Reno metro area spend about $425.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,890 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $18.5M per shop, 18% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 23 dry cleaners on map listings in the Reno metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Reno metro area in 2023. That is one for every 9,372 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Reno metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, the Reno metro area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #146 of 272 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Nevada.
How the Reno metro area compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Reno metro area | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $18.5M | $15M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,372 | 8,652 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.5% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,890 | $1,796 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $87,485 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 236 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 the Reno metro area, 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 the Reno metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,734+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 224,933
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 8,583 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $87,485
- Average household income
- $118,079
- Median home value
- $502,300
- Jobs located here
- 274,907
- Daytime population
- 561,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Reno, NV | 51 | 23 | 1.0 | $18.5M | +5.0% | #146 of 272 |
| 2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 36 | 113 | 1.3 | $13.6M | +5.8% | #208 of 272 |
Other business types in the Reno metro area
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 laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats66
- Dry cleaners51
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Reno, NV metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 dry cleaners in the Reno metro area. 6 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in the Reno, NV metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $425.1M a year, or $1,890 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $18.5M 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 224,933 households in the Reno metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Reno, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Reno metro area 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 U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Reno metro area would have about 27, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,372 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is the Reno, NV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Reno metro area at 578,734 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,933 households. Median household income in the Reno metro area is $87,485, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Reno metro area scores 51 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #146 of 272 scored metro areas.
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