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Dry cleaners in Cowlitz County, WA
The dry cleaners in Cowlitz County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $75.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,719 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18.9M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,885
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cowlitz County comes to about $75.5M a year: $1,719 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $18.9M per shop, 20% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Cowlitz County has 4 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Cowlitz County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cowlitz County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 dry cleaners on map listings, Cowlitz County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Cowlitz County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Cowlitz County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $18.9M | $27.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,148 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −20.1% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,719 | $2,048 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,531 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,885+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,943
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,141 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $76,531+40.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,669
- Median home value
- $397,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 95,784Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Snohomish County, WA | 78 | 17 | 0.5 | $40.5M | +4.9% | #23 of 507 |
| 2Clark County, WA | 74 | 16 | 0.8 | $24.3M | +5.3% | #43 of 507 |
| 3Whatcom County, WA | 73 | 5 | 0.5 | $34.5M | +3.9% | #44 of 507 |
| 4Pierce County, WA | 66 | 21 | 0.6 | $33.6M | +2.5% | #88 of 507 |
| 5Spokane County, WA | 65 | 13 | 0.6 | $29.9M | +3.2% | #100 of 507 |
| 6Benton County, WA | 63 | 6 | 0.8 | $24.7M | +6.9% | #128 of 507 |
| 7King County, WA | 59 | 114 | 1.2 | $19.5M | +3.1% | #174 of 507 |
| 8Thurston County, WA | 57 | 8 | 0.7 | $28.5M | +2.8% | #187 of 507 |
| 9Skagit County, WA | 57 | 6 | 1.1 | $16.4M | +2.4% | #197 of 507 |
| Cowlitz County, WA | Not scored | 4 | 0.9 | $18.9M | +3.5% |
Other business types in Cowlitz 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores67
- Laundromats55
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Cowlitz County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 dry cleaners in Cowlitz County. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Cowlitz County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Cowlitz County, WA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $75.5M a year, or $1,719 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $18.9M 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 43,943 households in Cowlitz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cowlitz County, WA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Cowlitz County has 0.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $18.9M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Cowlitz County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Cowlitz County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Cowlitz County at 114,885 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,943 households. Median household income in Cowlitz County is $76,531, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.4%, 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. Cowlitz County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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