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Dry cleaners in the Toledo, OH metro area

The dry cleaners in the Toledo, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #79 of 272 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
19
4 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
15
−28.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$477.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,877 a household
Spending per listing
$25.1M
60% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
599,376
−1.0% 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 19 dry cleaners in the Toledo metro area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 21%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

At $1,877 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Toledo metro area spend about $477.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $25.1M per shop, 60% 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.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Toledo metro area in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 16,966 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Toledo metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Toledo metro area declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Toledo metro area scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #79 of 272 scored metro areas and #3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Toledo metro area 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 Toledo, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureToledo metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.70.91.3
Spending per listing$25.1M$20.7M$15.7M
Households per official establishment16,96613,0738,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−28.6%−20.5%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,877$1,954$2,055
Median household income$65,486$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6152

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15−28.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
81
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
194 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Toledo metro area, 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 the Toledo metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
599,376−1.0% since 2020
Households
254,486
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
442
Median household income
$65,486
Average household income
$90,812
Median home value
$176,300
Jobs located here
293,806
Daytime population
629,657Residents 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 metro areas in Ohio for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Toledo metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH65891.0$20.5M+4.7%#48 of 272
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH6360.4$43.4M−2.6%#62 of 272
2Canton-Massillon, OH61110.7$28.1M−0.2%#78 of 272
3Toledo, OH61190.7$25.1M−1.0%#79 of 272
4Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN551021.1$18.4M+2.7%#117 of 272
5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH54411.2$16.3M+1.5%#126 of 272
6Sandusky, OH5351.0$19.6M−2.6%#131 of 272
7Akron, OH44331.1$17.6M0.0%#168 of 272
8Cleveland, OH381181.3$15.6M−0.8%#199 of 272
9Youngstown-Warren, OH29231.2$14M−1.4%#238 of 272

Other business types in the Toledo metro area

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in the Toledo, OH metro area?

The Toledo metro area has 19 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Toledo, OH metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $477.8M a year, or $1,877 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $25.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 254,486 households in the Toledo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Toledo, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

The Toledo metro area has 0.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $25.1M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Toledo metro area would have about 31, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,966 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is the Toledo, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Toledo metro area at 599,376 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 254,486 households. The median household income in the Toledo metro area is $65,486 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Toledo metro area scores 61 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #79 of 272 scored metro areas.

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