Clothing and laundry · County · New Jersey
Dry cleaners in Hudson County, NJ
How Hudson County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for dry cleaners: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #289 of 507 scored counties
#14 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 50
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- −18.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $770.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,573 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.4M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 735,033
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 dry cleaners in Hudson County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
At $2,573 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Hudson County spend about $770.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $15.4M per shop, 2% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 58 businesses with payroll in Hudson County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 18.3% from 2019. That is one for every 5,167 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Hudson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hudson County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hudson County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #289 of 507 scored counties and #14 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Hudson 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 | Hudson County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $15.4M | $14.1M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,167 | 4,252 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.3% | −18.1% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,573 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $91,795 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 71 → 58−18.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 190
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 502 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Hudson 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 Hudson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 735,033+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 299,682
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 31%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 46 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15,549
- Median household income
- $91,795+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,835
- Median home value
- $539,700
- Jobs located here
- 293,100
- Daytime population
- 659,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Hudson County marked.
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 |
| 14Hudson County, NJ | 47 | 50 | 1.7 | $15.4M | +1.8% | #289 of 507 |
Other business types in Hudson 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 laundry51
- Clothing and shoe stores62
- Laundromats33
- Dry cleaners47
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Hudson County, NJ?
There are 50 dry cleaners on map listings in Hudson County as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 18.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Hudson County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $770.9M a year, or $2,573 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $15.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 299,682 households in Hudson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hudson County, NJ compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Hudson County has 1.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $15.4M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Hudson County would have about 49, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,167 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Hudson County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Hudson County at 735,033 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 299,682 households. The median household income in Hudson County is $91,795 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hudson County scores 47 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #289 of 507 scored counties.
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