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Dry cleaners in Bergen County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Bergen County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #431 of 507 scored counties
#20 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 120
- 10 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 131
- −24.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.7M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 977,026
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Bergen County is 31 (lower middle), #431 of 507 scored counties and #20 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Bergen County spend about $1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,939 per household, 43% above the U.S. average. That works out to $8.7M per shop, 45% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 120 dry cleaners on map listings in Bergen County as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 8%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts show 131 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Bergen County in 2023, down 24.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,711 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Bergen County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bergen County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bergen 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.
| Measure | Bergen County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $8.7M | $14.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,711 | 4,252 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −24.7% | −18.1% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,939 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $124,884 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 174 → 131−24.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 472
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Bergen 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 Bergen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 977,026+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 355,127
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,134
- Median household income
- $124,884+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $171,275
- Median home value
- $623,000
- Jobs located here
- 465,824
- Daytime population
- 953,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, NJ | 69 | 6 | 1.3 | $18.7M | +3.2% | #79 of 507 |
| 2Ocean County, NJ | 64 | 27 | 1.1 | $21.9M | +5.6% | #117 of 507 |
| 3Atlantic County, NJ | 61 | 9 | 0.8 | $27.5M | +1.6% | #144 of 507 |
| 4Gloucester County, NJ | 61 | 15 | 1.3 | $19.6M | +3.3% | #150 of 507 |
| 5Burlington County, NJ | 60 | 24 | 1.4 | $19.8M | +4.3% | #163 of 507 |
| 6Cape May County, NJ | 59 | 5 | 1.1 | $22M | −1.7% | #172 of 507 |
| 7Cumberland County, NJ | 57 | 5 | 0.9 | $22.4M | +2.2% | #190 of 507 |
| 8Hunterdon County, NJ | 57 | 8 | 1.6 | $19.8M | +2.3% | #192 of 507 |
| 9Sussex County, NJ | 56 | 10 | 1.7 | $15.8M | +2.9% | #209 of 507 |
| 10Somerset County, NJ | 55 | 22 | 1.7 | $18.6M | +3.5% | #215 of 507 |
| 20Bergen County, NJ | 31 | 120 | 3.4 | $8.7M | +2.4% | #431 of 507 |
Other business types in Bergen 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners31
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Bergen County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 120 dry cleaners in Bergen County. 10 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 131 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 24.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Bergen County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1B a year, or $2,939 per household. That is 43% above the U.S. average (an index of 143, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 355,127 households in Bergen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bergen County, NJ compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Bergen County has 3.4 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $8.7M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Bergen County would have about 67, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,711 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Bergen County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Bergen County at 977,026 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,127 households. Median household income in Bergen County is $124,884, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Bergen County scores 31 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #431 of 507 scored counties.
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