Clothing and laundry · County · Oregon
Dry cleaners in Clackamas County, OR
How Clackamas County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #221 of 507 scored counties
#6 of 7 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −28.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $341.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,087 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 426,280
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clackamas County spend about $341.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,087 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 18 dry cleaners, that is $19M per shop, 21% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Clackamas County has 18 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Clackamas County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 28.0% from 2019. That is one for every 9,103 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clackamas County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, Clackamas County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #221 of 507 scored counties and #6 of 7 scored counties in Oregon.
How Clackamas County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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.
| Measure | Clackamas County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $19M | $28.8M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,103 | 14,943 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −28.0% | −23.3% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,087 | $1,858 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $103,517 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 18−28.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 162
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Clackamas 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 Clackamas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 426,280+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 163,845
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,871 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 227
- Median household income
- $103,517+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,183
- Median home value
- $611,000
- Jobs located here
- 181,774
- Daytime population
- 404,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Deschutes County, OR | 77 | 6 | 0.7 | $27.8M | +6.8% | #27 of 507 |
| 2Marion County, OR | 70 | 6 | 0.5 | $37.1M | +2.7% | #61 of 507 |
| 3Washington County, OR | 70 | 19 | 0.8 | $26.4M | +1.8% | #64 of 507 |
| 4Lane County, OR | 64 | 7 | 0.4 | $38.4M | −0.7% | #111 of 507 |
| 5Jackson County, OR | 63 | 5 | 0.5 | $31.4M | −0.9% | #125 of 507 |
| 6Clackamas County, OR | 54 | 18 | 1.1 | $19M | +0.9% | #221 of 507 |
| 7Multnomah County, OR | 51 | 36 | 1.0 | $19.1M | −2.6% | #245 of 507 |
Other business types in Clackamas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry62
- Clothing and shoe stores64
- Laundromats76
- Dry cleaners54
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Clackamas County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 dry cleaners in Clackamas County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 28.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Clackamas County, OR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $341.9M a year, or $2,087 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $19M 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 163,845 households in Clackamas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clackamas County, OR compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Clackamas County has 1.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $19M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Clackamas County would have about 22, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,103 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Clackamas County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Clackamas County at 426,280 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,845 households. Median household income in Clackamas County is $103,517, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Clackamas County scores 54 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #221 of 507 scored counties.
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