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Dry cleaners in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
How the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $94.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,388 a household
- Spending per listing
- $31.4M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,096
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 dry cleaners in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 38% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region comes to about $94.1M a year: $2,388 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 dry cleaners, that is $31.4M per shop, twice 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $68K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Northeastern Connecticut 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 | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $31.4M | $14M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,235 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −23.8% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,388 | $2,564 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $90,589 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 41 |
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
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $68K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Northeastern Connecticut 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,096+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 39,412
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 174
- Median household income
- $90,589
- Average household income
- $113,121
- Median home value
- $307,600
- Jobs located here
- 28,462
- Daytime population
- 79,653Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | Not scored | 3 | 0.8 | $31.4M | +3.0% |
Other business types in the Northeastern Connecticut 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 laundry87
- Clothing and shoe stores91
- Laundromats50
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 3 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $94.1M a year, or $2,388 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $31.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,412 households in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 0.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $31.4M, twice the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 98,096 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,412 households. The median household income in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $90,589 a year, 12% 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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