Market rankings · Ohio

Dry cleaners in Ohio

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Ohio, ranked by the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 458; 122 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments: 372; −20.5% since 2019
Household spending a year: $9.5B; On clothing, shoes and related services
Listings per 10k households: 0.9; 31% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $20.7M; 32% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #25 of 51; Market score 52 · Upper middle

A site report maps the dry cleaners on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Ohio has 458 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 122 are chain locations, or 27%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Households in Ohio spend about $9.5B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,954 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $20.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Ohio was 372 in 2023, down 20.5% from 2019. That is one for every 13,073 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 18.7% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $11.4M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Ohio.

Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #25 for dry cleaners, with a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle). Of the 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest (65). Among 20 scored counties, Warren County scores highest (83).

Every market in Ohio for dry cleaners

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Ohio, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Columbus, OH	65	89	1.0	$20.5M	+4.7%	#48 of 272
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	63	6	0.4	$43.4M	−2.6%	#62 of 272
2Canton-Massillon, OH	61	11	0.7	$28.1M	−0.2%	#78 of 272
3Toledo, OH	61	19	0.7	$25.1M	−1.0%	#79 of 272
4Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	55	102	1.1	$18.4M	+2.7%	#117 of 272
5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	54	41	1.2	$16.3M	+1.5%	#126 of 272
6Sandusky, OH	53	5	1.0	$19.6M	−2.6%	#131 of 272
7Akron, OH	44	33	1.1	$17.6M	0.0%	#168 of 272
8Cleveland, OH	38	118	1.3	$15.6M	−0.8%	#199 of 272
9Youngstown-Warren, OH	29	23	1.2	$14M	−1.4%	#238 of 272
10Lima, OH	22	5	1.2	$14.8M	−1.2%	#256 of 272
Wheeling, WV-OH	Not scored	3	0.5	$33.2M	−3.6%
Springfield, OH	Not scored	2	0.4	$50.1M	−0.4%
Mansfield, OH	Not scored	3	0.6	$28.9M	−0.1%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	Not scored	3	0.6	$28M	−3.6%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Ohio, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth
Wooster, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	$42.1M	−0.1%
Salem, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.2%
New Philadelphia-Dover, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	$34.2M	−0.9%
Zanesville, OH	Not scored	2	0.6	$30.5M	+0.7%
Chillicothe, OH	Not scored	1	0.3	$52.6M	−0.8%
Findlay, OH	Not scored	3	0.9	$20.2M	+0.1%
Portsmouth, OH	Not scored	2	0.7	$24.2M	−3.4%
Marion, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	$42.9M	−0.4%
Mount Vernon, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.9%
Athens, OH	Not scored	4	1.7	$10M	+1.3%
Marietta, OH	Not scored	3	1.2	$14.8M	−2.1%
Fremont, OH	Not scored	2	0.8	$22M	−0.4%
Norwalk, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.4%
Tiffin, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Ashland, OH	Not scored	1	0.5	$36.9M	+0.1%
Greenville, OH	Not scored	1	0.5	$38.5M	−0.7%
Sidney, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.2%
Wapakoneta, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
Bellefontaine, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.4%
Celina, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.5%
Wilmington, OH	Not scored	1	0.6	$31.5M	+0.6%
Bucyrus, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Urbana, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.2%
Defiance, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Cambridge, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.1%
Coshocton, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.6%
Gallipolis, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	$20M	−0.5%
Washington Court House, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Van Wert, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.3%

Counties

Counties in Ohio, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Warren County, OH	83	5	0.5	$45.1M	+5.7%	#10 of 507
2Licking County, OH	79	5	0.7	$28.9M	+3.8%	#21 of 507
3Fairfield County, OH	76	6	1.0	$21.6M	+6.5%	#34 of 507
4Clermont County, OH	75	8	0.9	$22.3M	+3.9%	#38 of 507
5Lorain County, OH	73	11	0.9	$23M	+3.1%	#48 of 507
6Butler County, OH	72	14	1.0	$21.8M	+2.4%	#53 of 507
7Greene County, OH	66	9	1.3	$16.4M	+3.7%	#96 of 507
8Lake County, OH	65	10	1.0	$20.5M	−0.1%	#103 of 507
9Medina County, OH	64	8	1.1	$20.3M	+1.3%	#120 of 507
10Stark County, OH	63	11	0.7	$26.3M	−0.2%	#126 of 507
11Delaware County, OH	61	15	1.8	$15M	+12.5%	#155 of 507
12Lucas County, OH	59	14	0.8	$24M	−1.7%	#171 of 507
13Franklin County, OH	59	58	1.0	$19.4M	+2.8%	#175 of 507
14Montgomery County, OH	49	28	1.2	$15.4M	+0.5%	#273 of 507
15Summit County, OH	45	29	1.3	$15.7M	−0.3%	#303 of 507
16Hamilton County, OH	41	51	1.4	$14M	+1.0%	#346 of 507
17Mahoning County, OH	39	10	1.0	$17.3M	−1.4%	#358 of 507
18Trumbull County, OH	34	13	1.5	$11.5M	−1.3%	#406 of 507
19Allen County, OH	30	5	1.2	$14.8M	−1.2%	#432 of 507
20Cuyahoga County, OH	28	83	1.5	$12.8M	−2.3%	#449 of 507
Portage County, OH	Not scored	4	0.6	$32M	+1.0%
Clark County, OH	Not scored	2	0.4	$50.1M	−0.4%
Wood County, OH	Not scored	4	0.7	$27.1M	+1.5%
Richland County, OH	Not scored	3	0.6	$28.9M	−0.1%
Wayne County, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	$42.1M	−0.1%

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Counties in Ohio, ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth
Miami County, OH	Not scored	4	0.9	$22.2M	+3.4%
Columbiana County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.2%
Ashtabula County, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	$33.8M	−0.8%
Geauga County, OH	Not scored	4	1.1	$21.8M	+0.3%
Tuscarawas County, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	$34.2M	−0.9%
Muskingum County, OH	Not scored	2	0.6	$30.5M	+0.7%
Ross County, OH	Not scored	1	0.3	$52.6M	−0.8%
Hancock County, OH	Not scored	3	0.9	$20.2M	+0.1%
Erie County, OH	Not scored	2	0.6	$30.6M	−2.9%
Scioto County, OH	Not scored	2	0.7	$24.2M	−3.4%
Union County, OH	Not scored	2	0.8	$29M	+16.5%
Belmont County, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	$47.1M	−2.8%
Marion County, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	$42.9M	−0.4%
Jefferson County, OH	Not scored	2	0.7	$23.1M	−2.4%
Knox County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.9%
Athens County, OH	Not scored	4	1.7	$10M	+1.3%
Pickaway County, OH	Not scored	1	0.5	$42.6M	+7.4%
Washington County, OH	Not scored	3	1.2	$14.8M	−2.1%
Sandusky County, OH	Not scored	2	0.8	$22M	−0.4%
Huron County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.4%
Lawrence County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.2%
Seneca County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Ashland County, OH	Not scored	1	0.5	$36.9M	+0.1%
Darke County, OH	Not scored	1	0.5	$38.5M	−0.7%
Shelby County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.2%
Auglaize County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
Logan County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.4%
Madison County, OH	Not scored	1	0.6	$32.5M	+7.1%
Holmes County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.7%
Brown County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.6%
Highland County, OH	Not scored	1	0.6	$29.7M	+1.1%
Mercer County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.5%
Fulton County, OH	Not scored	1	0.6	$33.1M	−1.9%
Clinton County, OH	Not scored	1	0.6	$31.5M	+0.6%
Crawford County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Preble County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.8%
Ottawa County, OH	Not scored	3	1.6	$12.2M	−2.0%
Champaign County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.2%
Defiance County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Guernsey County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.1%
Coshocton County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.6%
Williams County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Perry County, OH	Not scored	1	0.7	$24.9M	+1.3%
Morrow County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.7%
Putnam County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Jackson County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.5%
Hardin County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.1%
Gallia County, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	$20M	−0.5%
Fayette County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Van Wert County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.3%
Hocking County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.9%
Henry County, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	$21.9M	−0.2%
Adams County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.5%
Pike County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Carroll County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.1%
Meigs County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.6%
Wyandot County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Paulding County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.4%
Harrison County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.9%
Noble County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.3%
Morgan County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.9%
Monroe County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.7%
Vinton County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 dry cleaners on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Ohio?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 458 dry cleaners in Ohio. 122 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 372 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 20.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Ohio spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $9.5B a year, or $1,954 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 458 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $20.7M 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 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Ohio has 0.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $20.7M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Ohio would have about 606, against 458 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,073 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for dry cleaners?

Among 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 20 scored counties in Ohio, Warren County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Ohio scores 52 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #25 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the dry cleaners on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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