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Dry cleaners in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #189 of 272 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma

Listings
86
34 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
59
−8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,860 a household
Spending per listing
$12.4M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,512,813
+5.8% 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

At $1,860 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Oklahoma City metro area spend about $1.1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 86 dry cleaners, that is $12.4M per shop, 21% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

The Oklahoma City metro area has 86 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 40%, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Oklahoma City metro area in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 9,682 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Oklahoma City metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Oklahoma City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Oklahoma City metro area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #189 of 272 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma.

How the Oklahoma City metro area 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 Oklahoma City, OK metro area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureOklahoma City metro areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.21.3
Spending per listing$12.4M$15.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment9,68210,4868,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.3%−12.9%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,860$1,773$2,055
Median household income$72,094$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4040

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59−8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
553
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8634 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
1
Amount
$1.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,512,813+5.8% since 2020
Households
571,211
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
5,512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
265
Median household income
$72,094+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,782
Median home value
$230,000
Jobs located here
659,352
Daytime population
1,507,973Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Oklahoma

Every Oklahoma market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Oklahoma for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Oklahoma City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oklahoma

Metro areas in Oklahoma ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tulsa, OK61350.9$21.3M+5.1%#82 of 272
2Oklahoma City, OK40861.5$12.4M+5.8%#189 of 272
Fort Smith, AR-OK25101.1$15.2M+3.1%#250 of 272
3Lawton, OK2151.1$15.7M+0.7%#260 of 272

Other business types in the Oklahoma City metro area

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 dry cleaners in the Oklahoma City metro area. 34 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1.1B a year, or $1,860 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $12.4M 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 571,211 households in the Oklahoma City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Oklahoma City, OK metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

The Oklahoma City metro area has 1.5 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $12.4M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Oklahoma City metro area would have about 68, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,682 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is the Oklahoma City, OK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Oklahoma City metro area at 1,512,813 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,211 households. Median household income in the Oklahoma City metro area is $72,094, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.0%, 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. The Oklahoma City metro area scores 40 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #189 of 272 scored metro areas.

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