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Dry cleaners in Jefferson County, WI

The dry cleaners in Jefferson County, WI, 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 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$69.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,985 a household
Spending per listing
$23.1M
47% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
86,505
+0.3% since 2020

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What this means

At $1,985 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $69.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $23.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 47% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 3 dry cleaners on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 11,624 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, Jefferson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jefferson County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Jefferson County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.81.3
Spending per listing$23.1M$26.7M$15.7M
Households per official establishment11,62422,1388,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−34.1%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,985$2,003$2,055
Median household income$83,750$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
86,505+0.3% since 2020
Households
34,873
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
557 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$83,750+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,082
Median home value
$274,100
Jobs located here
34,853
Daytime population
76,557Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dane County, WI80241.0$23.1M+4.9%#20 of 507
2Brown County, WI7680.7$27.8M+2.6%#33 of 507
3Outagamie County, WI6670.9$23.3M+2.6%#89 of 507
4Racine County, WI6370.9$22.9M+0.4%#129 of 507
5Waukesha County, WI62221.3$18.3M+2.4%#138 of 507
6Winnebago County, WI5860.8$23.4M+1.4%#178 of 507
7Walworth County, WI5451.2$17.9M+0.8%#224 of 507
8Marathon County, WI5061.0$19M+1.0%#258 of 507
9Milwaukee County, WI48461.2$15.9M−1.5%#282 of 507
Jefferson County, WINot scored30.9$23.1M+0.3%

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Jefferson County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dry cleaners in Jefferson County. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

How much do households in Jefferson County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $69.2M a year, or $1,985 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $23.1M 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 34,873 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jefferson County, WI compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Jefferson County has 0.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $23.1M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,624 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 86,505 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,873 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $83,750, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Jefferson County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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