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Dry cleaners in Berkshire County, MA
The dry cleaners in Berkshire County, MA, 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $129.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,254 a household
- Spending per listing
- $43.3M
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,224
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,254 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Berkshire County spend about $129.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $43.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Berkshire County has 3 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Berkshire County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 11,517 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $70K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Berkshire County.
Population estimates show Berkshire County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, Berkshire County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Berkshire County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Berkshire County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $43.3M | $13.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,517 | 5,581 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −18.1% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,254 | $2,675 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,013 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $639K
- 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
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $70K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Berkshire 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 Berkshire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,224−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 57,585
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $76,013+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,456
- Median home value
- $305,400
- Jobs located here
- 55,400
- Daytime population
- 126,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 82 | 5 | 0.8 | $29.8M | +10.4% | #12 of 507 |
| 2Worcester County, MA | 72 | 35 | 1.0 | $24.2M | +3.7% | #52 of 507 |
| 3Barnstable County, MA | 68 | 10 | 0.9 | $27M | +2.4% | #80 of 507 |
| 4Hampden County, MA | 61 | 19 | 1.0 | $21M | +0.2% | #148 of 507 |
| 5Bristol County, MA | 57 | 35 | 1.5 | $15.9M | +2.9% | #199 of 507 |
| 6Plymouth County, MA | 50 | 46 | 2.3 | $12.2M | +3.5% | #266 of 507 |
| 7Essex County, MA | 42 | 64 | 2.0 | $12.9M | +2.3% | #337 of 507 |
| 8Middlesex County, MA | 39 | 163 | 2.6 | $11.7M | +2.8% | #366 of 507 |
| 9Norfolk County, MA | 33 | 83 | 2.9 | $10.3M | +2.2% | #415 of 507 |
| 10Suffolk County, MA | 29 | 83 | 2.5 | $10.2M | +0.1% | #443 of 507 |
| Berkshire County, MA | Not scored | 3 | 0.5 | $43.3M | −1.2% |
Other business types in Berkshire 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores33
- Laundromats49
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Berkshire County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 dry cleaners in Berkshire County. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Berkshire County, MA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $129.8M a year, or $2,254 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $43.3M 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 57,585 households in Berkshire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkshire County, MA compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Berkshire County has 0.5 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $43.3M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Berkshire County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,517 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Berkshire County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Berkshire County at 128,224 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 57,585 households. Median household income in Berkshire County is $76,013, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Berkshire County has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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