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Dry cleaners in San Bernardino County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in San Bernardino County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #294 of 507 scored counties
#15 of 29 scored counties in California

Listings
77
16 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
69
−19.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,859 a household
Spending per listing
$16.3M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,224,091
+1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in San Bernardino County spend about $1.3B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,859 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $16.3M per shop, 4% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

San Bernardino County has 77 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 21%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in San Bernardino County in 2023, down 19.8% from 2019. That is one for every 9,781 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $885K have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in San Bernardino County.

Population estimates show San Bernardino County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). San Bernardino County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #294 of 507 scored counties and #15 of 29 scored counties in California.

How San Bernardino County compares

The same measures for California 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 San Bernardino County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Bernardino CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.61.3
Spending per listing$16.3M$12.8M$15.7M
Households per official establishment9,7816,7308,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.8%−18.4%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,859$2,085$2,055
Median household income$85,478$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4624

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
86 → 69−19.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
271
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7716 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$885K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,224,091+1.9% since 2020
Households
674,915
Median age
35.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
20,068 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$85,478+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,213
Median home value
$505,000
Jobs located here
841,641
Daytime population
2,086,204Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in California, with San Bernardino County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Joaquin County, CA71190.8$25.1M+5.5%#55 of 507
2Yolo County, CA6550.7$30.5M+3.1%#99 of 507
3Fresno County, CA62190.6$30.1M+2.6%#134 of 507
4Tulare County, CA60100.7$24.3M+2.4%#159 of 507
5El Dorado County, CA6070.9$23.7M+0.6%#160 of 507
6Placer County, CA60201.3$17.7M+8.9%#168 of 507
7San Luis Obispo County, CA56111.0$20.1M0.0%#205 of 507
8Sonoma County, CA55191.0$21.4M−0.4%#213 of 507
9Butte County, CA5350.6$28.8M−0.5%#228 of 507
10Santa Cruz County, CA52101.0$21.5M−4.7%#238 of 507
15San Bernardino County, CA46771.1$16.3M+1.9%#294 of 507

Other business types in San Bernardino County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in San Bernardino County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 dry cleaners in San Bernardino County. 16 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 19.8% from 2019.

How much do households in San Bernardino County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1.3B a year, or $1,859 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $16.3M 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 674,915 households in San Bernardino County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Bernardino County, CA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

San Bernardino County has 1.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $16.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, San Bernardino County would have about 80, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,781 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is San Bernardino County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Bernardino County at 2,224,091 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 674,915 households. Median household income in San Bernardino County is $85,478, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. San Bernardino County scores 46 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #294 of 507 scored counties.

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