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Dry cleaners in Atlantic County, NJ

The dry cleaners in Atlantic County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #144 of 507 scored counties
#3 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$247.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,255 a household
Spending per listing
$27.5M
75% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
278,657
+1.6% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Atlantic County comes to about $247.1M a year: $2,255 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $27.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 75% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

Atlantic County has 9 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Atlantic County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 6,847 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Atlantic County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, Atlantic County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #144 of 507 scored counties and #3 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Atlantic County compares

The same measures for New Jersey 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 Atlantic County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureAtlantic CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.81.91.3
Spending per listing$27.5M$14.1M$15.7M
Households per official establishment6,8474,2528,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−18.1%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,255$2,665$2,055
Median household income$78,050$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score6140

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 16
Employees, 2023
448
Annual payroll, 2023
$12M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Atlantic 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 Atlantic County

Population, 2025 estimate
278,657+1.6% since 2020
Households
109,557
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
556 sq. mi.
People per square mile
497
Median household income
$78,050+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,343
Median home value
$295,000
Jobs located here
123,257
Daytime population
268,510Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Atlantic County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, NJ6961.3$18.7M+3.2%#79 of 507
2Ocean County, NJ64271.1$21.9M+5.6%#117 of 507
3Atlantic County, NJ6190.8$27.5M+1.6%#144 of 507
4Gloucester County, NJ61151.3$19.6M+3.3%#150 of 507
5Burlington County, NJ60241.4$19.8M+4.3%#163 of 507
6Cape May County, NJ5951.1$22M−1.7%#172 of 507
7Cumberland County, NJ5750.9$22.4M+2.2%#190 of 507
8Hunterdon County, NJ5781.6$19.8M+2.3%#192 of 507
9Sussex County, NJ56101.7$15.8M+2.9%#209 of 507
10Somerset County, NJ55221.7$18.6M+3.5%#215 of 507

Other business types in Atlantic County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Atlantic County, NJ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 dry cleaners in Atlantic County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

How much do households in Atlantic County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $247.1M a year, or $2,255 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $27.5M 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 109,557 households in Atlantic County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Atlantic County, NJ compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Atlantic County has 0.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $27.5M, 75% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Atlantic County would have about 16, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,847 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Atlantic County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Atlantic County at 278,657 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 109,557 households. Median household income in Atlantic County is $78,050, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Atlantic County scores 61 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #144 of 507 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dry cleaners · All 56 business types in Atlantic County

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