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Dry cleaners in Burleigh County, ND

The dry cleaners in Burleigh County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #153 of 507 scored counties
The only scored county in North Dakota

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$87.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,126 a household
Spending per listing
$17.5M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
103,251
+4.7% 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 5 dry cleaners in Burleigh County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Burleigh County comes to about $87.7M a year: $2,126 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 dry cleaners, that is $17.5M per shop, 12% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Burleigh County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 10,317 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Burleigh County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Burleigh County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #153 of 507 scored counties and the only scored county in North Dakota.

How Burleigh County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Burleigh County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureBurleigh CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.20.51.3
Spending per listing$17.5M$44.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment10,31722,0718,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−28.6%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,126$1,999$2,055
Median household income$86,851$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score6179

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
46
Annual payroll, 2023
$813K
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
6The 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 Burleigh 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 Burleigh County

Population, 2025 estimate
103,251+4.7% since 2020
Households
41,269
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,633 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$86,851+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,470
Median home value
$324,000
Jobs located here
59,122
Daytime population
107,970Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Other business types in Burleigh County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Burleigh County, ND?

Burleigh County has 5 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

How much do households in Burleigh County, ND spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $87.7M a year, or $2,126 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $17.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,269 households in Burleigh County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Burleigh County, ND compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Burleigh County has 1.2 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $17.5M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Burleigh County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,317 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Burleigh County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Burleigh County at 103,251 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,269 households. The median household income in Burleigh County is $86,851 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Burleigh County scores 61 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #153 of 507 scored counties.

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