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Dry cleaners in Salt Lake County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Salt Lake County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #290 of 507 scored counties
#5 of 6 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 59
- 19 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- −24.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $850.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,995 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.4M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 dry cleaners in Salt Lake County. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Salt Lake County comes to about $850.5M a year: $1,995 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $14.4M per shop, 8% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in Salt Lake County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 24.2% from 2019. That is one for every 8,525 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 Salt Lake County.
Population estimates show Salt Lake County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Salt Lake County is 47 (lower middle), #290 of 507 scored counties and #5 of 6 scored counties in Utah.
How Salt Lake County 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 County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $14.4M | $17.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,525 | 11,028 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −24.2% | −14.3% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,995 | $1,955 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 50−24.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 317
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5919 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, UT | 70 | 7 | 1.0 | $18M | +17.4% | #71 of 507 |
| 2Davis County, UT | 66 | 13 | 1.1 | $18.7M | +4.8% | #93 of 507 |
| 3Utah County, UT | 64 | 26 | 1.3 | $15.7M | +14.5% | #124 of 507 |
| 4Weber County, UT | 59 | 10 | 1.1 | $17.5M | +5.8% | #177 of 507 |
| 5Salt Lake County, UT | 47 | 59 | 1.4 | $14.4M | +2.9% | #290 of 507 |
| 6Summit County, UT | 33 | 5 | 3.2 | $7.7M | +1.6% | #417 of 507 |
Other business types in Salt Lake 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 laundry46
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats74
- Dry cleaners47
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Salt Lake County, UT?
There are 59 dry cleaners on map listings in Salt Lake County as of September 2026. 19 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 24.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $850.5M 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 59 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $14.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Salt Lake County has 1.4 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $14.4M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 54, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,525 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 Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Salt Lake County scores 47 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #290 of 507 scored counties.
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