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Dry cleaners in Cape May County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Cape May County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #172 of 507 scored counties
#6 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $109.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,448 a household
- Spending per listing
- $22M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,390
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,448 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Cape May County spend about $109.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $22M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 40% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Cape May County has 5 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Cape May County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 8,977 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cape May County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dry cleaners, Cape May County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #172 of 507 scored counties and #6 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Cape May 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 | Cape May County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $22M | $14.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,977 | 4,252 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −18.1% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,448 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $91,128 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $564K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Cape May 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 Cape May County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,390−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 44,884
- Median age
- 50.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 252 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 377
- Median household income
- $91,128+35.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,129
- Median home value
- $434,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,945
- Daytime population
- 90,601Residents 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 |
Other business types in Cape May 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 laundry24
- Clothing and shoe stores24
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners59
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Cape May County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 dry cleaners in Cape May County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. 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 Cape May County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $109.9M a year, or $2,448 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $22M 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 44,884 households in Cape May County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape May County, NJ compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Cape May County has 1.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $22M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Cape May County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,977 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Cape May County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Cape May County at 93,390 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,884 households. Median household income in Cape May County is $91,128, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.9%, 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. Cape May County scores 59 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #172 of 507 scored counties.
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