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Dry cleaners in Butler County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #25 of 507 scored counties
#2 of 20 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
9
4 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$193.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,398 a household
Spending per listing
$21.5M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
200,169
+3.2% 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

Butler County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #25 of 507 scored counties and #2 of 20 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dry cleaners.

At $2,398 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Butler County spend about $193.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $21.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 37% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 9 dry cleaners on map listings in Butler County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Butler County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 20,206 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Population estimates show Butler County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Butler County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Butler County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureButler CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.11.3
Spending per listing$21.5M$20.7M$15.7M
Households per official establishment20,20610,0868,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−19.8%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,398$2,270$2,055
Median household income$89,843$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7850

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 4
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$285K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
94 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Butler 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 Butler County

Population, 2025 estimate
200,169+3.2% since 2020
Households
80,824
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
790 sq. mi.
People per square mile
250
Median household income
$89,843+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,941
Median home value
$294,200
Jobs located here
88,999
Daytime population
196,520Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, PA80170.9$24.3M+3.6%#18 of 507
2Butler County, PA7891.1$21.5M+3.2%#25 of 507
3Lancaster County, PA77190.9$26.1M+1.9%#29 of 507
4Dauphin County, PA7480.7$33.3M+2.3%#40 of 507
5Westmoreland County, PA72110.7$30.6M−1.4%#51 of 507
6Berks County, PA70130.8$28.1M+2.7%#62 of 507
7Erie County, PA6980.7$28M−1.8%#73 of 507
8Northampton County, PA69151.2$19.5M+3.7%#78 of 507
9Washington County, PA66101.1$20.1M+0.7%#92 of 507
10Cumberland County, PA66181.7$14M+6.5%#98 of 507

Other business types in Butler County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Butler County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 dry cleaners in Butler County. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

How much do households in Butler County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $193.8M a year, or $2,398 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $21.5M 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 80,824 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Butler County, PA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Butler County has 1.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $21.5M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Butler County would have about 12, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,206 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Butler County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Butler County at 200,169 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 80,824 households. Median household income in Butler County is $89,843, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Butler County scores 78 for dry cleaners (high), #25 of 507 scored counties.

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