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Dry cleaners in Delaware County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #155 of 507 scored counties
#11 of 20 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
15
6 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$224.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,729 a household
Spending per listing
$15M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
242,032
+12.5% 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 15 dry cleaners in Delaware County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 40%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Delaware County comes to about $224.5M a year: $2,729 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. That is about $15M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% below 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 Delaware County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 6,857 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $646K have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Delaware County.

Population estimates put the population change in Delaware County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Delaware County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #155 of 507 scored counties and #11 of 20 scored counties in Ohio.

How Delaware 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 Delaware County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.80.91.3
Spending per listing$15M$20.7M$15.7M
Households per official establishment6,85713,0738,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−20.5%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,729$1,954$2,055
Median household income$133,540$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6152

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 12
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
156 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$646K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
242,032+12.5% since 2020
Households
82,287
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
443 sq. mi.
People per square mile
512
Median household income
$133,540+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$166,036
Median home value
$445,500
Jobs located here
105,243
Daytime population
220,218Residents 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 Delaware 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
11Delaware County, OH61151.8$15M+12.5%#155 of 507

Other business types in Delaware County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Delaware County, OH?

Delaware County has 15 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

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

About $224.5M a year, or $2,729 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $15M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,287 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delaware County has 1.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $15M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Delaware County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,857 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Delaware County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 242,032 people in 2025, up 12.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,287 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $133,540 a year, 65% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Delaware County scores 61 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #155 of 507 scored counties.

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