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Dry cleaners in Hancock County, ME
The dry cleaners in Hancock County, ME, 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 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 1 chain location (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $54.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,132 a household
- Spending per listing
- $27.3M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 57,171
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,132 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $54.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 2 dry cleaners, that is $27.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Hancock County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Hancock County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Hancock County.
Population estimates show Hancock County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 dry cleaners on map listings, Hancock County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hancock County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Hancock County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $27.3M | $43.6M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 24,882 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.0% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,132 | $2,189 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,744 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 88 |
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
- 21 chain location
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,171+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,572
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $72,744+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,123
- Median home value
- $310,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,140
- Daytime population
- 54,670Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hancock County?
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 87 | 5 | 0.5 | $42.6M | +4.8% | #2 of 507 |
| 2Cumberland County, ME | 77 | 12 | 0.9 | $27.5M | +4.5% | #28 of 507 |
| 3Penobscot County, ME | 63 | 7 | 1.1 | $19.3M | +3.8% | #131 of 507 |
| Hancock County, ME | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | $27.3M | +3.0% |
Other business types in Hancock 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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Hancock County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 dry cleaners in Hancock County. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Hancock County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hancock County, ME spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $54.5M a year, or $2,132 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $27.3M 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 25,572 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, ME compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Hancock County has 2 dry cleaners on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Hancock County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Hancock County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 57,171 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,572 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $72,744, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Hancock County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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