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Dry cleaners in Milwaukee County, WI
How Milwaukee County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #282 of 507 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 46
- 10 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −32.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $732.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.9M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 924,216
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,866 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Milwaukee County spend about $732.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $15.9M per shop, 2% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Milwaukee County has 46 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Milwaukee County in 2023, down 32.3% from 2019. That is one for every 17,061 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Milwaukee County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Milwaukee County is 48 (lower middle), #282 of 507 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Milwaukee 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.
| Measure | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $15.9M | $26.7M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,061 | 22,138 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −32.3% | −34.1% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,866 | $2,003 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,435 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 23−32.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 924,216−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 392,399
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,837
- Median household income
- $64,435+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,836
- Median home value
- $230,700
- Jobs located here
- 496,935
- Daytime population
- 971,639Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dane County, WI | 80 | 24 | 1.0 | $23.1M | +4.9% | #20 of 507 |
| 2Brown County, WI | 76 | 8 | 0.7 | $27.8M | +2.6% | #33 of 507 |
| 3Outagamie County, WI | 66 | 7 | 0.9 | $23.3M | +2.6% | #89 of 507 |
| 4Racine County, WI | 63 | 7 | 0.9 | $22.9M | +0.4% | #129 of 507 |
| 5Waukesha County, WI | 62 | 22 | 1.3 | $18.3M | +2.4% | #138 of 507 |
| 6Winnebago County, WI | 58 | 6 | 0.8 | $23.4M | +1.4% | #178 of 507 |
| 7Walworth County, WI | 54 | 5 | 1.2 | $17.9M | +0.8% | #224 of 507 |
| 8Marathon County, WI | 50 | 6 | 1.0 | $19M | +1.0% | #258 of 507 |
| 9Milwaukee County, WI | 48 | 46 | 1.2 | $15.9M | −1.5% | #282 of 507 |
Other business types in Milwaukee 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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats27
- Dry cleaners48
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Milwaukee County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 dry cleaners in Milwaukee County. 10 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 32.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Milwaukee County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $732.3M a year, or $1,866 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $15.9M 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 392,399 households in Milwaukee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Milwaukee County, WI compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Milwaukee County has 1.2 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $15.9M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Milwaukee County would have about 47, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,061 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 32.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Milwaukee County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Milwaukee County at 924,216 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 392,399 households. Median household income in Milwaukee County is $64,435, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Milwaukee County scores 48 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #282 of 507 scored counties.
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