Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Utah
Dry cleaners in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #170 of 272 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Utah
- Listings
- 60
- 19 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- −24.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $897.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,995 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,308,377
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area comes to about $897.9M a year: $1,995 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 60 dry cleaners, that is $15M per shop, 5% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
The Salt Lake City-Murray metro area has 60 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area in 2023, down 24.2% from 2019. That is one for every 8,827 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Salt Lake City-Murray metro area scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #170 of 272 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Utah.
How the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Salt Lake City-Murray metro area | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $15M | $17.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,827 | 11,028 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −24.2% | −14.3% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,995 | $1,955 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $98,083 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51−24.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 329
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6019 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Salt Lake City-Murray 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 Salt Lake City-Murray metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,308,377+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 450,170
- Median age
- 34.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 7,793 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 164
- Median household income
- $98,083+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,953
- Median home value
- $515,400
- Jobs located here
- 794,734
- Daytime population
- 1,412,074Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Utah for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Utah, with the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. George, UT | 68 | 7 | 1.0 | $18M | +17.4% | #39 of 272 |
| 2Ogden, UT | 61 | 23 | 1.1 | $18.5M | +5.3% | #83 of 272 |
| 3Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 61 | 26 | 1.3 | $16M | +14.5% | #84 of 272 |
| 4Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 44 | 60 | 1.3 | $15M | +3.8% | #170 of 272 |
Other business types in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area
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 laundry52
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats76
- Dry cleaners44
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 dry cleaners in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area. 19 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 24.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $897.9M a year, or $1,995 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $15M 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 450,170 households in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Salt Lake City-Murray metro area has 1.3 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $15M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area would have about 57, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,827 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area at 1,308,377 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 450,170 households. Median household income in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area is $98,083, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. The Salt Lake City-Murray metro area scores 44 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #170 of 272 scored metro areas.
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