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Dry cleaners in Washoe County, NV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #223 of 507 scored counties
#1 of 2 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
21
5 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
24
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$380.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,909 a household
Spending per listing
$18.1M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
509,386
+4.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 dry cleaners in Washoe County. 5 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Washoe County comes to about $380.4M a year: $1,909 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $18.1M per shop, 16% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Washoe County was 24 in 2023. That is one for every 8,304 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Washoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, Washoe County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #223 of 507 scored counties and #1 of 2 scored counties in Nevada.

How Washoe County 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.

Dry cleaners in Washoe County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureWashoe CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.21.3
Spending per listing$18.1M$15M$15.7M
Households per official establishment8,3048,6528,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.5%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,909$1,796$2,055
Median household income$88,096$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score5437

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 24
Employees, 2023
125
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
215 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 Washoe 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 Washoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
509,386+4.4% since 2020
Households
199,296
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
6,316 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,937
Median home value
$539,900
Jobs located here
242,902
Daytime population
492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Nevada

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The highest-scoring counties in Nevada for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Washoe County marked.

Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washoe County, NV54211.1$18.1M+4.4%#223 of 507
2Clark County, NV421131.3$13.6M+5.8%#335 of 507

Other business types in Washoe County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Washoe County, NV?

Washoe County has 21 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (24%) 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 Washoe County, NV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $380.4M a year, or $1,909 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $18.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washoe County, NV compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Washoe County has 1.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $18.1M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Washoe County would have about 24, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,304 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Washoe County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Washoe County scores 54 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #223 of 507 scored counties.

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