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Dry cleaners in Kay County, OK

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,660 a household
Spending per listing
$13.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
43,490
−0.3% 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

Households in Kay County spend about $27.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,660 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $13.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 2 dry cleaners on map listings in Kay County as of September 2026. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Kay County in 2023. That is one for every 5,592 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Kay County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 dry cleaners on map listings, Kay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Kay County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Kay County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureKay CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.21.3
Spending per listing$13.9M$15.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment5,59210,4868,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.9%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,660$1,773$2,055
Median household income$58,423$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$145K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Kay 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 Kay County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,490−0.3% since 2020
Households
16,776
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
920 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$58,423+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,308
Median home value
$124,700
Jobs located here
15,500
Daytime population
42,294Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Oklahoma

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

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Canadian County, OK7061.0$19.2M+20.4%#70 of 507
2Cleveland County, OK62121.0$18.3M+2.6%#139 of 507
3Tulsa County, OK56271.0$18.7M+4.2%#207 of 507
4Oklahoma County, OK28601.8$10M+3.0%#453 of 507
5Comanche County, OK2651.1$15M+0.8%#460 of 507
6Stephens County, OK1952.8$6M+3.4%#483 of 507
7Carter County, OK1252.6$6.5M+1.8%#498 of 507
Kay County, OKNot scored21.2$13.9M−0.3%

Other business types in Kay County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Kay County, OK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 dry cleaners in Kay County. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

How much do households in Kay County, OK spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $27.9M a year, or $1,660 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $13.9M 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 16,776 households in Kay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kay County, OK compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Kay County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,592 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Kay County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Kay County at 43,490 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,776 households. Median household income in Kay County is $58,423, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Kay County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kay County. 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.

How the score works · Top markets for dry cleaners · All 56 business types in Kay County

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