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Dry cleaners in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #249 of 507 scored counties
#5 of 8 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 12
- 4 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $195.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,642 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.3M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,311
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 dry cleaners in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region spend about $195.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,642 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That is about $16.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% above 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 13 businesses with payroll in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 5,698 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #249 of 507 scored counties and #5 of 8 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $16.3M | $14M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,698 | 6,235 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −23.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,642 | $2,564 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $104,428 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 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 the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,311+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 74,068
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $104,428
- Average household income
- $138,522
- Median home value
- $379,700
- Jobs located here
- 70,497
- Daytime population
- 159,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 80 | 8 | 0.7 | $34.2M | +2.0% | #13 of 507 |
| 2Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 73 | 5 | 1.0 | $23.9M | +2.2% | #46 of 507 |
| 3Capitol Planning Region, CT | 67 | 44 | 1.1 | $22.3M | +3.1% | #86 of 507 |
| 4Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 61 | 29 | 1.6 | $14.9M | +3.2% | #156 of 507 |
| 5Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 51 | 12 | 1.6 | $16.3M | +2.3% | #249 of 507 |
| 6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 44 | 48 | 2.1 | $11.8M | +2.5% | #315 of 507 |
| 7Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 43 | 28 | 2.3 | $10.9M | +4.1% | #326 of 507 |
| 8Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 33 | 86 | 3.7 | $8.3M | +3.5% | #416 of 507 |
Other business types in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
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 laundry50
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats71
- Dry cleaners51
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT?
There are 12 dry cleaners on map listings in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region as of September 2026. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $195.7M a year, or $2,642 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $16.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,068 households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 1.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $16.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,698 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at 177,311 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,068 households. The median household income in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is $104,428 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 51 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #249 of 507 scored counties.
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