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Dry cleaners in Cuyahoga County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #449 of 507 scored counties
#20 of 20 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
83
20 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
74
−17.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,913 a household
Spending per listing
$12.8M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,232,925
−2.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Cuyahoga County is 28 (lower middle), #449 of 507 scored counties and #20 of 20 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cuyahoga County comes to about $1.1B a year: $1,913 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $12.8M per shop, 18% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 83 dry cleaners on map listings in Cuyahoga County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 15% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Cuyahoga County was 74 in 2023, down 17.8% from 2019. That is one for every 7,494 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $232K have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Cuyahoga County. Population estimates show Cuyahoga County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cuyahoga County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Cuyahoga County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCuyahoga CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.50.91.3
Spending per listing$12.8M$20.7M$15.7M
Households per official establishment7,49413,0738,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−17.8%−20.5%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,913$1,954$2,055
Median household income$64,468$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score2852

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
90 → 74−17.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
621
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8320 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$232K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,232,925−2.3% since 2020
Households
554,551
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
457 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,725
Median household income
$64,468+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,344
Median home value
$195,400
Jobs located here
751,187
Daytime population
1,420,605Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Ohio

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, OH8350.5$45.1M+5.7%#10 of 507
2Licking County, OH7950.7$28.9M+3.8%#21 of 507
3Fairfield County, OH7661.0$21.6M+6.5%#34 of 507
4Clermont County, OH7580.9$22.3M+3.9%#38 of 507
5Lorain County, OH73110.9$23M+3.1%#48 of 507
6Butler County, OH72141.0$21.8M+2.4%#53 of 507
7Greene County, OH6691.3$16.4M+3.7%#96 of 507
8Lake County, OH65101.0$20.5M−0.1%#103 of 507
9Medina County, OH6481.1$20.3M+1.3%#120 of 507
10Stark County, OH63110.7$26.3M−0.2%#126 of 507
20Cuyahoga County, OH28831.5$12.8M−2.3%#449 of 507

Other business types in Cuyahoga County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Cuyahoga County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 83 dry cleaners in Cuyahoga County. 20 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 17.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Cuyahoga County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1.1B a year, or $1,913 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $12.8M 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 554,551 households in Cuyahoga County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cuyahoga County, OH compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Cuyahoga County has 1.5 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $12.8M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Cuyahoga County would have about 68, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,494 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Cuyahoga County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Cuyahoga County at 1,232,925 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 554,551 households. Median household income in Cuyahoga County is $64,468, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Cuyahoga County scores 28 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #449 of 507 scored counties.

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